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1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Health economics terminology (1)
4. Health economics terminology (2)
5. International estimates of the costs
6. Economic impact of obesity in different countries
7. USA cost of obesity
8. The direct cost of overweight and obesity 2004
9. Direct cost of chronic disease in the USA 2004
10. Costs of obesity comparing to other lifestyle isues
11. Health care costs by BMI category, 2000
12. Financial impact of obesity among older people
13. Annual per capita cost of obesity/age - men
14. Annual per capita cost of obesity/age - women
15. BMI is a predictor of future medical charges
16. Annual per capita cost of obesity/race - men
17. Annual per capita cost of obesity/race - women
18. Health care costs by degree of obesity
19. Greater percent increase in pharmaceutical use
20. Swedish obese subjects study
21. Medical spending (%) attributable to obesity
22. Private health insurance spending
23. Major cost drivers of obesity
24. The costs to the workplace
25. Estimated cost of obesity to U.S business in 1994
26. Obesity is associated with loss in productivity
27. Obesity is associated with rates of disability
28. Economic effect of obesity to business
29. Hours of productivity lost by health risk
30. Short term disability
31. Is treating obesity cost effective?
32. Criteria that make treatment justified
33. Criteria 2-5 for justifying treatment
34. Cost of obesity treatments
35. How do benefits compare with costs?
36. Life style intervention
37. Impact on daily medication use
38. Pharmacotherapy
39. Pharmaceutical cost savings
40. Pharmacotherapy decreases diabetes medication
41. Cost effectiveness frame work
42. Cost effectiveness of Xenical
43. Surgery
44. Weight loss by surgical intervention
45. Medication costs
46. Weight loss by surgical intervention - Sweden
47. Weight loss by surgical intervention - Canada
48. Weight loss by surgery may decrease sick leave
49. Conclusion

Topics Covered

• International cost estimates
• Benchmark cost estimates
• Direct cost in the US by demographics
• Impact on productivity
• Impact of weight loss on health care costs: lifestyle, pharmacotherapy and surgical interventions

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Series:

• Obesity

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Metabolism & Nutrition

Therapeutic Areas:

• Cardiovascular & Metabolic

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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on February 25, 2021

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Anne Wolf has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.