Open AccessDirect and Indirect Cost of Obesity Among the Privately Insured in the United States
Author(s) -
Abhilasha Ramasamy,
François Laliberté,
Shoghag A. Aktavoukian,
Dominique Lejeune,
Maral DerSarkissian,
Cristi Cavanaugh,
B. Gabriel Smolarz,
Rahul Ganguly,
Mei Sheng Duh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/jom.0000000000001693
Subject(s) - obesity , body mass index , medicine , odds , percentile , absenteeism , indirect costs , demography , odds ratio , environmental health , logistic regression , business , statistics , mathematics , economics , accounting , management , sociology
To evaluate obesity-related costs and body mass index (BMI) as a cost predictor among privately insured employees by industry.