Association of body mass index with health care expenditures in the United States by age and sex.

<h4>Background</h4>Estimates of health care costs associated with excess weight are needed to inform the development of cost-effective obesity prevention efforts. However, commonly used cost estimates are not sensitive to changes in weight across the entire body mass index (BMI) distribu...

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Main Authors: Zachary J Ward, Sara N Bleich, Michael W Long, Steven L Gortmaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247307