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Association of Body Mass Index with Medical Care Use and Costs - Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus -

  • Kim, Kyung-Ha (Labor Welfare Research Institute Korea Worker's Compensation & Welfare Service) ;
  • Noh, Jin-Won (Department of Healthcare Management Eulji University)
  • Received : 2017.01.10
  • Accepted : 2017.04.17
  • Published : 2017.06.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of obesity with medical care use and costs according to overall diseases, cerebrovascular diseases (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM). The final sample was a group of persons who were free of diseases mentioned above and were not underweight. Their baseline screening program data and health insurance contribution data were connected with a 7-year medical claim database. The participants were classified according to their baseline BMI into normal, overweight, obese, and severely obese groups. Given the disease type, the total costs of DM showed the largest difference in each obesity group in both males and females. Also, the pharmacy costs for DM were more relevant than any other type of service to the obesity level. Considering the high prevalence of obesity and the relevantly increased medical care use and costs, there is a need for reduction in medical costs through obesity prevention efforts.

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