Combined associations of body mass index and metabolic health status on medical and dental care days and costs in Japanese male employees: A 4-year follow-up study.

CONCLUSIONS: Identification of obesity phenotypes using both BMI levels (including the underweight level) and metabolic status may more precisely predict healthcare days and costs compared with either BMI or metabolic status alone. PMID: 30982809 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Tags: J Epidemiol Source Type: research