| CDC Reports Increased 2008 Obesity Related Costs Healthcare Expenditures for Obesity Also Increasing In a report conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, healthcare spending for obese US adults increased more than 80% from 2001 to 2006. Healthcare spending included physician visits, hospital outpatient visits, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, home healthcare services, dental visits, other medical expenses, and prescription drugs in 2001 and 2006. The trends for healthcare expenditures were based on the BMI of noninstitutionalized US adults aged 18 years or older. The data were derived from the Household Component of the 2001 and 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. In the US adult population, the proportion of those who were obese increased from 23.6% to 27.2% between 2001 and 2006. The proportion of total healthcare expenditures for obese adults increased by 7.2% (from 28.1% – 35.3% in 2001 vs 2006). The average annual healthcare expenditure for the obese population was $3458 in 2001, increasing to $5148 in 2006. For the overweight population, the average annual healthcare expenditure was $2792 in 2001 and $3315 in 2006. The obese population had the highest proportion of at least 1 or more chronic conditions by BMI category for 2001 and 2006 (57.1% vs 59.7%, respectively). More information is available on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Web site. |
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