The Department of Endocrinology, 
Barophenotypic Characterization – The key to Person Centric Management of Obesity.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
- Hi Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India.
- Diabetes and Endocare Clinic, Berhampur, Odisha, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Park Hospital, Panipat, Haryana, India.
- Chaitanya Cardio Diabetes Centre, New Delhi, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Patparganj, New Delhi, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 25 · Issue 4 · pp. 295-298
PMID 35136735 DOI 10.4103/ijem.ijem_285_21
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Sambit Das, Sunil Kota, Beatrice Anne, Ashok Kumar, Hitesh Punyani, Ameya Joshi, Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Nitin Kapoor. Barophenotypic Characterization – The key to Person Centric Management of Obesity. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2021;25(4):295-298. doi:10.4103/ijem.ijem_285_21
Abstract
Obesity is now recognized as a chronic disease by many international medical societies. However, its comprehensive assessment is still a challenge in most clinical settings. This paper describes a novel practical approach to assess the barophenotype of a given individual. The word barophenotype is a portmanteau of "baro," which means weight, and phenotype, which reflects an external expression of a trait. This can be easily assessed using an ABCDE framework, encompassing the Adipose topography, Barophenotypic Behavior, Comorbidity assessment, Dysfunctionality, and Expectations. Furthermore, the utility of this framework in determining an appropriate person-centric therapeutic plan has also been described.
Keywords
- Adipose topography
- barophenotype
- obesity medicine
- person centered obesity management
