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Title:

The Economic Burden of Obesity in Germany: Results from the Population-Based KORA Studies.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Yates, Nichola; Teuner, Christina M; Hunger, Matthias; Holle, Rolf; Stark, Renee; Laxy, Michael; Hauner, Hans; Peters, Annette; Wolfenstetter, Silke B
Abstract:
To estimate the excess costs of obese compared to normal-weight persons in Germany based on self-reported resource utilisation and work absence.Five cross sectional surveys of cohort studies in southern Germany were pooled resulting in 9,070 observations for 6,731 individuals (31-96 years). BMI was measured in the study centre. Self-reported health care utilisation and work absence was used to estimate direct and indirect costs for the year 2011 based on unit costs. Using regression analyses, ad...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Obesity Facts
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
9
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
397-409
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1159/000452248
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27951530
Print-ISSN:
1662-4025
TUM Institution:
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin - Klinik für Ernährungsmedizin
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