The Additional Costs and Health Effects of a Patient Having Overweight or Obesity: A Computational Model.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper estimates specific additional disease outcomes and costs that could be prevented by helping a patient go from an obesity or overweight category to a normal weight category at different ages. This information could help physicians, other health care workers, patients, and third-party payers determine how to prioritize weight reduction.

Methods

A computational Markov model was developed that represented the BMI status, chronic health states, health outcomes, and associated costs (from various perspectives) for an adult at different age points throughout his or her lifetime.

Results

Incremental costs were calculated for adult patients with obesity or overweight (vs. normal weight) at different starting ages. For example, for a metabolically healthy 2

SUBMITTER: Fallah-Fini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679120 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature