Healthcare costs associated with overweight and obesity at an individual versus a population level - a HUNT study.

Christina Hansen EdwardsGudrun Waaler BjørnelvKarsten ØvretveitKristian HveemJohan Håkon Bjørngaard

Published in: Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke (2023)

The study emphasises the importance of including the population perspective in research studies and policy decision-making processes. People with severe obesity have a high individual risk, but their use of health services has less significance for the overall costs of health care since they are fewer people in this group.

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