Open AccessGenetic Predisposition to Obesity and Medicare Expenditures
Author(s) -
George L. Wehby,
Benjamin W. Domingue,
Fred Ullrich,
Fredric D. Wolinsky
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glx062
Subject(s) - obesity , genetic predisposition , genetics , environmental health , biology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , gene
The relationship between obesity and health expenditures is not well understood. We examined the relationship between genetic predisposition to obesity measured by a polygenic risk score for body mass index (BMI) and Medicare expenditures.
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