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The costs of obesity in the workplace.

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Finkelstein, EA; DiBonaventura, MD; Burgess, SM; Hale, BC
Published in: J Occup Environ Med
October 2010

OBJECTIVE: To quantify per capita and aggregate medical expenditures and the value of lost productivity, including absenteeism and presenteeism, because of overweight, and grade I, II, and III obesity among U.S. employees. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the 2008 National Health and Wellness Survey. RESULTS: Among men, estimates range from -$322 for overweight to $6087 for grade III obese men. For women, estimates range from $797 for overweight to $6694 for grade III. In aggregate, the annual cost attributable to obesity among full-time employees is $73.1 billion. Individuals with a body mass index >35 represent 37% of the obese population but are responsible for 61% of excess costs. CONCLUSIONS: Successful efforts to reduce the prevalence of obesity, especially among those with a body mass index >35, could result in significant savings to employers.

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J Occup Environ Med

DOI

EISSN

1536-5948

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

52

Issue

10

Start / End Page

971 / 976

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workplace
  • United States
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Expenditures
  • Female
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Adult
 

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Finkelstein, E. A., DiBonaventura, M. D., Burgess, S. M., & Hale, B. C. (2010). The costs of obesity in the workplace. J Occup Environ Med, 52(10), 971–976. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f274d2
Finkelstein, Eric A., Marco daCosta DiBonaventura, Somali M. Burgess, and Brent C. Hale. “The costs of obesity in the workplace.J Occup Environ Med 52, no. 10 (October 2010): 971–76. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f274d2.
Finkelstein EA, DiBonaventura MD, Burgess SM, Hale BC. The costs of obesity in the workplace. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Oct;52(10):971–6.
Finkelstein, Eric A., et al. “The costs of obesity in the workplace.J Occup Environ Med, vol. 52, no. 10, Oct. 2010, pp. 971–76. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f274d2.
Finkelstein EA, DiBonaventura MD, Burgess SM, Hale BC. The costs of obesity in the workplace. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Oct;52(10):971–976.

Published In

J Occup Environ Med

DOI

EISSN

1536-5948

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

52

Issue

10

Start / End Page

971 / 976

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workplace
  • United States
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Expenditures
  • Female
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Adult