Inflammation of the peritoneum is called peritonitis. The inflammation is caused by a fungal or bacterial infection, usually due to an injury to your abdomen, an underlying medical condition, or a treatment device, such as a dialysis catheter or feeding tube.
Obesity is common, serious and costly. More than one-third of U.S. adults (34.9% or 78.6 million) are obese. Adult Obesity Facts.
Therefore, premature mortality of obese young and middle-aged adults would tend to decrease mean body weight and BMI in surviving older adults. In fact, data from longitudinal cohort studies suggest that body weight and BMI do not change, or decreases only slightly, in older adults (60â70 y old at study entry) (7-10).