A comprehensive descriptive assessment of obesity related chronic morbidity and estimated annual cost burden from a population-based electronic health record database

A comprehensive descriptive assessment of obesity related chronic morbidity and estimated annual cost burden from a population-based electronic health record database

Abstract Background The growing prevalence of obesity and its complications pose a huge burden on the individual and health care systems worldwide. This study presents the frequency of multiple prevalent co-morbidities and estimated annual cost burden by body mass index (BMI) groups, age, and sex am...

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Main Authors: Orna Reges, Morton Leibowitz, Avital Hirsch, Dror Dicker, Nick Finer, Christiane Lundegaard Haase, Altynai Satylganova, Maya Leventer-Roberts, Becca Feldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Subjects:
Obesity
Morbidity
Cost burden
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-020-00378-1

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