Incremental Treatment Costs Attributable to Overweight and Obesity in Patients with Diabetes: Quantile Regression Approach.
Seung-Mi LeeIn-Sun ChoiEuna HanDavid SuhEun-Kyung ShinSeyunghe JeSung Su LeeDong Churl SuhPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)
Among patients with diabetes who were less than 65 years of age, patients with diabetes and obesity have significantly higher treatment costs than patients with diabetes and normal weight. The economic burden of diabetes to society will continue to increase unless more proactive preventive measures are taken to effectively treat patients with overweight or obesity.