The Cost of Obesity in the United Kingdom
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Informa Healthcare in Journal of Medical Economics
- Vol. 2 (1-4) , 143-153
- https://doi.org/10.3111/199902143153
Abstract
This study provides economic information on the costs of obesity in the UK using a modified method of attributable risk to establish the full resource implications of treating obesity and associated diseases. Prevalence estimates of obesity, defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m2, together with estimates of the risk of obesity-related diseases relative to a BMI range close to ideal, are used as the basis of the costing. The total costs of treating obesity and its related diseases are estimated at £355 million (in 1995 prices). The total costs of treating obesity directly, estimated at £3.8 million, are dominated by the costs arising from the treatment of attributable diseases, estimated at £351 million.Keywords
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