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Teuner, C.M. ; Menn, P. ; Heier, M. ; Holle, R. ; John, J. ; Wolfenstetter, S.B.

Impact of BMI and BMI change on future drug expenditures in adults: Results from the MONICA/KORA cohort study.

BMC Health Serv. Res. 13:424 (2013)
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BACKGROUND: The evidence on the long-term economic effects of obesity is still scarce. This study aims to analyse the impact of body mass index (BMI) and BMI-change on future pharmaceutical utilisation and expenditures. METHODS: Based on data from 2,946 participants in a German population-based health survey (MONICA/KORA, 1994/95) and the follow-up study (2004/05), drug intake and expenditures were estimated using a bottom-up approach. Using univariate and multivariate methods, we analysed the impact of baseline BMI and BMI-change on drug utilisation and expenditures after 10 years. RESULTS: The use of pharmaceuticals was more likely in moderately and severely obese compared to the normal weight group (OR 1.8 and 4.0, respectively). In those who reported pharmaceutical intake, expenditures were about 40% higher for the obese groups. A 1-point BMI-gain in 10 years was, on average, associated with almost 6% higher expenditures compared to a constant BMI. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that obesity as well as BMI-gain are strong predictors of future drug utilisation and associated expenditures in adults, and thus highlight the necessity of timely and effective intervention and prevention programmes. This study complements the existing literature and provides important information on the relevance of obesity as a health problem.  
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Obesity ; Overweight ; Expenditures ; Pharmaceuticals ; Weight Gain; Health-care Costs ; Body-mass Index ; Of-illness ; Obesity ; Germany ; Childhood ; Prevalence ; Disease ; Kora
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1472-6963
e-ISSN 1472-6963
Journal BMC Health Services Research
Quellenangaben Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: , Article Number: 424 Supplement: ,
Publisher BioMed Central
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)
Institute of Epidemiology II (EPI2)