Enhanced Edmonton Obesity Staging System

Authors

  • Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India;
  • Madhur Verma Department of Community/Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India;
  • Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non-communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-91

Abstract

The Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) is a person centred clinical tool that classifies obesity severity, using medical and psychological parameters. We suggest two more aspects - recent history of weight gain/loss, and social health -which can easily be added to the EOSS, to create an enhanced EOSS (eEOSS). These suggestions -Swiftness of weight gain, Sufficiency of weight loss attempts, and Social stigma/ ostracization - once incorporated, will allow a comprehensive overview of obesity and its burden, help in therapeutic triage, assist in choice of treatment interventions, and allow optimization of outcomes.

Keywords: Barocrinology, biopsychosocial health, obesity, overweight, person centred care, psychosocial health

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Published

2026-11-01

How to Cite

Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, & Nitin Kapoor. (2026). Enhanced Edmonton Obesity Staging System. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 76(11), 1969–1970. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-91

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 11 (2026): NOVEMBER

Section

BAROCRINOLOGY

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