| Direct medical cost of overweight and obesity in the USA: a quantitative systematic review. | |
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PMID: 20059703 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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To estimate per-person and aggregate direct medical costs of overweight and obesity and to examine the effect of study design factors. PubMed (1968-2009), EconLit (1969-2009) and Business Source Premier (1995-2009) were searched for original studies. Results were standardized to compute the incremental cost per overweight person and per obese person, and to compute the national aggregate cost. A total of 33 US studies met review criteria. Among the four highest-quality studies, the 2008 per-person direct medical cost of overweight was $266 and of obesity was $1723. The aggregate national cost of overweight and obesity combined was $113.9 billion. Study design factors that affected cost estimates included use of national samples vs. more selected populations, age groups examined, inclusion of all medical costs vs. obesity-related costs only, and body mass index cut-offs for defining overweight and obesity. Depending on the source of total national healthcare expenditures used, the direct medical cost of overweight and obesity combined is approximately 5.0% to 10% of US healthcare spending. Future studies should include nationally representative samples, evaluate adults of all ages, report all medical costs and use standard body mass index cut-offs. |
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Authors:
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A G Tsai; D F Williamson; H A Glick |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity Volume: 12 ISSN: 1467-789X ISO Abbreviation: Obes Rev Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-20 Completed Date: 2011-07-18 Revised Date: 2012-01-04 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100897395 Medline TA: Obes Rev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 50-61 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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© 2010 The Authors. obesity reviews © 2010 International Association for the Study of Obesity. |
Affiliation:
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Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA. adam.tsai@ucdenver.edu |
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Body Mass Index Costs and Cost Analysis Health Care Costs* Humans Obesity / economics* United States |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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5-K12-HD043459-04/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; K12 HD043459-04/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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