The relationship between body mass index and hospitalisation rates, days in hospital and costs: findings from a large prospective linked data study.

The relationship between body mass index and hospitalisation rates, days in hospital and costs: findings from a large prospective linked data study.

Internationally there is limited empirical evidence on the impact of overweight and obesity on health service use and costs. We estimate the burden of hospitalisation-admissions, days and costs-associated with above-normal BMI.Population-based prospective cohort study involving 224,254 adults aged ≥...

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Main Authors: Rosemary J Korda, Grace Joshy, Ellie Paige, James R G Butler, Louisa R Jorm, Bette Liu, Adrian E Bauman, Emily Banks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349828?pdf=render

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