Obesity/overweight prevalence and economic burdens by bariatric surgery, metabolic syndrome, and related comorbidity in 2013-2019: a nationwide descriptive analysis

• Published in: Surgery for obesity and related diseases Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 719 - 730
• Main Authors: Chong, Kah Suan, Yang, Chun-Ting, Chang, Yi-Hsin, Kuo, Shihchen, Chen, Jian-Han, Lee, Chia-Jung (Audrey), Chang, Erin, Chou, Chu-Kuang, Ou, Huang-Tz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Bariatric surgery; Bariatric Surgery - economics; Bariatric Surgery - statistics & numerical data; Body Mass Index; Comorbidity; Cost of Illness; Economic; Female; Geographic disparities; Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - economics; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - economics; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - surgery; Overweight - economics; Overweight - epidemiology; Overweight - surgery; Prevalence; Taiwan - epidemiology; Taiwan; Obesity; Geographic disparities; Economic; Prevalence; Bariatric surgery

Existing studies are mainly focused on overall obesity or specific subpopulations, while the disease burden among patients with different characteristics of obesity progression remains uncertain. To conduct a descriptive analysis of the contemporary obesity/overweight associated economic burdens str...