Clinical, economic, and health-related quality of life outcomes in patients with overweight or obesity in the United States: 2016-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to estimate clinical, economic (including productivity), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes and associated individual characteristics among adults with overweight (OW) or obesity in the United States.

Methods

This study included adult respondents with body mass index (BMI) ≥18.5 kg/m² in the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Respondents were classified according to BMI. Individual characteristics were described by BMI categories. Multivariable regression models estimated the association between BMI categories and outcomes, adjusting for individual characteristics.

Results

Nearly three-quarters (73.7%) of NHANES participants were OW or ob

SUBMITTER: MacEwan JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804324 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature