Obesity: identification, assessment and management

Evidence reviews

The following document contains the evidence that was used to develop the 2023 recommendations:

• Referral for bariatric surgery

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the 2022 recommendations:

• Accuracy of anthropometric measures in assessing health risks associated with overweight and obesity in adults
• Accuracy of anthropometric measures in assessing health risks associated with overweight and obesity in children and young people

Evidence for recommendations before 2022 can be found in the 2014 full guideline and supporting appendices:

• Full guideline - November 2014
• Appendix A: Scope
• Appendix B: Declarations of interest
• Appendix C: Review protocols
• Appendices D to E: Clinical and economic article selection
• Appendix F: Literature search strategies
• Appendix G: Clinical evidence tables
• Appendix H: Economic evidence tables
• Appendix I: Forest plots
• Appendix J: Excluded clinical studies
• Appendix K: Excluded economic studies
• Appendix L: Research recommendations
• Appendix M: Evidence for NICE guideline CG43
• Appendix N: Scope for NICE guideline CG43
• Appendix O: GRADE tables
• Appendix P: NICE guideline CG43
• Appendix Q: Recommendations from NICE guideline CG43 (deleted or changed)

Guidance and evidence from BMI: preventing ill health and premature death in black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups (NICE guideline PH46):

• NICE guideline PH46
• Expert report 1: ADDITION-Leicester Study
• Expert report 2: Analyses from the SABRE cohort study
• External evidence review and appendices