The Association Between Adiposity and Inpatient Hospital Costs in the UK Biobank Cohort
ConclusionsHigher adiposity is associated with higher inpatient hospital costs. Further scrutiny using causal inferential methods is warranted to establish if further public health investments are required to manage the large healthcare costs observationally associated with overweight and obesity.
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - Category: Health Management Source Type: research
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