Obesity-related complications, healthcare resource use and weight loss strategies in six European countries: the RESOURCE survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity-related complications (ORCs), such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease, contribute considerably to the clinical and economic impacts of obesity. To obtain a holistic overview of health and weight management attempts for people with obesity in Europe, we designed the cross-sectional RESOURCE survey to collect data on comorbidities, healthcare resource use (HCRU) and weight loss strategies from people with obesity in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Methods

Adults (≥18 years old) with self-reported body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m² who reported interacting with primary or secondary healthcare services in the past 12 months, but had not been pregnant during this time, were recruited from an existing consumer research

SUBMITTER: Evans M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10359184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature