Meskipun persentase sesungguhnya bagi peningkatan resiko kecil, para peneliti tersebut menyatakan, bahkan dampak kecil pun perlu diperhatikan ketika angka dasar fenomena yang diteliti itu sama besarnya dengan prevalen kelebihan berat tubuh pada masyarakat secara umum.
While the actual percentages for increased risk were small, the investigators note that even a small effect matters when the base rate of the phenomenon in question is as high as the prevalence of overweight in a general population.