Association of obesity with healthcare resource utilization and costs in a commercial population.

Pravin S KambleJennifer HaydenJenna M Collins Raymond A Harvey Brandon T SuehsAndrew RendaMette HammerJoanna HuangJonathan Bouchard

Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2018)

Increasing BMI was associated with higher prevalence of cardiometabolic conditions and higher HRU and costs. There is an urgent need to address the epidemic of obesity and its clinical and economic impacts.

Keyphrases

weight gain
insulin resistance
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body mass index
risk factors
adipose tissue
physical activity