Economic burden of excess weight among older adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the incremental per capita and aggregate direct and indirect costs of excess weight among older adults (aged 40-80) in Singapore.

Design

Secondary data analysis of an existing cross-sectional survey SETTING: Residential districts in South-West Singapore PARTICIPANTS: 5848 older adults (aged 40-80) from Singapore's three dominant ethnic groups PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: We used regression models to estimate per capita medical expenditures and absenteeism costs attributable to overweight and obesity based on WHO's body-mass index (BMI) classification. Per capita estimates were multiplied by prevalence to obtain aggregate costs.

Results

The sample included 2467 Chinese, 2128 Indians and 1253 Malays. Indians and Malays are three to four

SUBMITTER: Junxing C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature