Obesity: An important prognostic factor
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I. C. Funnell; Professor P. C. Bornman; S. P. Weakley; J. Terblanche; I. N. Mark
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Article
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1993
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Ninety-nine patients with acute pancreatitis in whom body mass index (BMI = weight (kg)/height2 (m2)) was measured were studied prospectively to determine the importance of obesity as a prognostic factor in this disease. Of 19 obese patients (BMI β©Ύ 30 kg/m2), 12 developed severe pancrea