The cost of lifestyle health risks: obesity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
D Adam LongGregg Lehman

Abstract

The objective of this study was to provide employers interested in lifestyle health initiatives a resource for estimating their members' obesity-related costs stratified by demographics and business sector. Claims-level medical costs attributable to obesity are estimated. Data come from 61 U.S. employers' health plan members' claims experienced between January 2000 and December 2004. Diagnosed, nondrug medical expenses attributable to obesity account for 21.3% of lifestyle and 2.8% of all medical costs for those aged 19 to 64 years. Obesity costs for children under 19 years are negligible. Up to age 64 years, females' obesity costs markedly exceed males'. At particular risk for high obesity costs are women, those aged 55 to 64 years, and healthcare sector members. Obesity is a costly lifestyle health risk and self-insured employers should take action with or without policy aid such as the HeLP Act S2558.

References

Jul 1, 1997·Clinical Therapeutics·K A HeithoffJ Peters
Mar 21, 1998·Archives of Internal Medicine·C P QuesenberryA Jacobson
Apr 17, 1998·Obesity Research·A M Wolf, G A Colditz
Apr 17, 1998·Obesity Research·D F WilliamsonS M Teutsch
May 6, 1998·Obesity Research·A M Wolf
Oct 20, 1998·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·W N BurtonD W Edington
Aug 5, 1999·American Journal of Public Health·D B AllisonK M Narayan
Oct 8, 1999·American Journal of Public Health·G OsterG A Colditz
Apr 27, 2001·Obesity Research·D ThompsonG Oster
Aug 31, 2001·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·D C Grabowski, J E Ellis
Jul 18, 2002·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·D Thompson, A M Wolf
Oct 9, 2002·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Katherine M FlegalClifford L Johnson
Feb 26, 2004·Obesity Research·Larissa Roux, Cam Donaldson
Dec 9, 2004·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Martha L DaviglusJeremiah Stamler

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 20, 2010·The European Journal of Health Economics : HEPAC : Health Economics in Prevention and Care·A KonnopkaH-H König
Nov 4, 2010·Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation : Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association·Youssef M K Farag, Mahmoud R Gaballa
Nov 14, 2006·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Vincent C ArenaJoseph J Schwerha
Feb 28, 2008·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Ruth PetersenDee W Edington
Jan 12, 2008·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Donna M GatesBenjamin D Sommers
May 13, 2008·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Gary B WilkersonGregory W Heath
Jan 13, 2012·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·William S ShawGlenn Pransky
Apr 23, 2008·BMC Health Services Research·Akke VellingaDavida De La Harpe
Dec 18, 2008·Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition·Jean JitomirDarryn S Willoughby
Oct 26, 2013·Population Health Management·Steven M SchwartzEli W Carter
Jul 11, 2008·Health Economics·Edward C Norton, Euna Han
May 21, 2014·Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis·Nicole L HausmanSungWoo Kahng
Sep 29, 2009·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Matthew MartinJames Sebesta
Mar 6, 2015·Journal of Obesity·Julie A GazmararianJeffrey P Koplan
May 17, 2015·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Ensieh MemarianXinjun Li
Jan 12, 2010·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·A G TsaiH A Glick
Nov 21, 2012·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·W W TigbeM E J Lean
Nov 26, 2010·Population Health Management·Steven M SchwartzDeborah Juarez
Oct 30, 2008·Journal of Immunotoxicology·Mitchell D CohenDebbie C Crans
Feb 4, 2010·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·D Withrow, D A Alter
Sep 30, 2010·International Journal of Pediatric Obesity : IJPO : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Stefan KuhlePaul J Veugelers
Feb 23, 2018·Australian Health Review : a Publication of the Australian Hospital Association·Allison LargNicola Spurrier
Jul 6, 2014·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Fabio A AlmeidaPaul A Estabrooks
Feb 23, 2018·Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation·Sheriff D AkinleyeOrry Erez

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
Cynthia L OgdenK M Flegal
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Feifei WangDee W Edington
JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
Dawn E Alley, Virginia W Chang
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
John R Pender, Walter J Pories
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved