Weight management treatment modalities in patients with overweight or obesity: A retrospective cohort study of administrative claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics among patients who have medical encounters for weight management treatments and to investigate the association of those characteristics with treatment modality.

Methods

This was a retrospective database study using medical claims, pharmacy claims, and enrollment information from commercial and Medicare Advantage with Part D members in the Optum Research Database from 01/01/2011-2/29/2020. Adult patients with a claim for a weight management treatment from 01/01/2012-2/28/2019 were categorized into cohorts according to the highest intensity intervention received. To examine the association between patient characteristics and treatment modality received, a multinomial logit model was p

SUBMITTER: Kan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661997 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature