The relationship between body mass index and hospitalisation rates, days in hospital and costs: findings from a large prospective linked data study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 3; p. e0118599
• Main Authors: Korda, Rosemary J, Joshy, Grace, Paige, Ellie, Butler, James R G, Jorm, Louisa R, Liu, Bette, Bauman, Adrian E, Banks, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.03.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Analysis; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Body size; Body weight; Cost analysis; Costs; Economic aspects; Empirical analysis; Female; Health care; Health care costs; Health risk assessment; Hospitalization; Humans; Length of Stay - economics; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; Obesity; Overweight; Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data; Population studies; Prospective Studies; Regression analysis; Smoking; Studies; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Australia; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia; Australian Capital Territory Australia; New South Wales Australia

Internationally there is limited empirical evidence on the impact of overweight and obesity on health service use and costs. We estimate the burden of hospitalisation-admissions, days and costs-associated with above-normal BMI. Population-based prospective cohort study involving 224,254 adults aged...