Excess Body Weight and It’s Association to Diabetes Mortality Among Florida Adults

Authors

Shivanie M. Sharma, University of Central FloridaFollow

Streaming Media

Files

Course Code

HSC

Course Number

4501

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Joy Scheidell

Faculty/Instructor Email

joy.scheidell@ucf.edu

About the Author

My name is Shivanie Mary Sharma. I am currently a senior at the University of Central Florida. I will be graduating during the Fall 2023 semester. I would like to thank my professor, Dr. Joy Scheidell for helping me complete this project.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

“Excess Body Weight and Its Association to Diabetes Mortality” is a topic that has been highly studied and researched. However, there has yet been a study that looks at excess body weight and its association to Diabetes Mortality among Florida Adults. Specifically, by utilizing data from the Florida Health Charts. This includes the analyzation by Person (Florida Blacks versus Whites), Place (Florida counties), and Time (rate of diabetes mortality though the years in Florida). This study further provides information on the idea of the “obesity paradox.” But, it also sheds light on the implications and limitations based on previous epidemiological analytical studies.

Keywords

Diabetes Mortality; Excess Body weight; Epidemiology; Obesity paradox; Florida; Diabetes

Recommended Citation

Sharma, Shivanie M., "Excess Body Weight and It’s Association to Diabetes Mortality Among Florida Adults" (2023). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023. 7.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2023fall/7