DARWIN EU® - Capturing obesity in DARWIN EU

10/11/2025
21/01/2026
EU PAS number:
EUPAS1000000820
Study
Planned
Study type

Study topic

Disease /health condition

Study type

Clinical trial
Study design details

Main study objective

1. To assess the proportion of individuals with obesity related conditions (i.e. obesity related disease codes), measurements (BMI, height, weight, waist circumference, cholesterol), observations (lifestyle factors: diet – physical activity) and procedures (bariatric surgery) within the Darwin EU network

2. To characterise reporting of BMI, weight, diet, physical activity within the Darwin EU network in terms of:
Median number (and IQR) of BMI, weight, waist circumference, diet and physical activity reporting per individual within the study period
To summarise the median (min-max, Q1 and Q3) of individual-level BMI and weight
To assess changes over time in the rate of BMI and weight measurements

3. To describe the characteristics of individuals with obesity based on disease codes vs obesity based on high BMI (BMI ≥30) in terms of demography, comorbidity (i.e. diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, renal failure etc), use of concomitant medications (e.g. GLP1 receptor agonists, orlistat, metformin, naltrexone+bupropion), procedures (i.e. bariatric surgery) and lifestyle factors (diet, physical activity, smoking)