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Being overweight and healthcare expenses in old age
Hey guys
Here is an interesting article published in the December 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association regarding being overweight in young/middle age to medicare expenditures in older age.
The study looked at Medicare data from 1984-2002 with baseline data from 1967-1973 for 9978 men and 7623 women (ages 33-64) who did NOT have heart disesae or diabetes and were either normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), obese (BMI 30-34.9) or severely obese (BMI>35). After the authors had adjusted for age, race, education, and smoking, they found that the total average annual/cumulative charges for women were as follows:
Annual/ Cumulative
Normal Weight: $6224/ $76866
Overweight: $7653/ $100959
Obese: $9612/ $125470
Severely obese: $12342/ $174752
The total average annual charges for men were:
Annual/ Cumulative
Normal Weight: $7205/ $100431
Overweight: $8930/ $109098
Obese: $10128/ $119318
Severely obese: $13674/ $176947
Bottom line, eating healthy and exercising regularly can help save you as much as $6000 in annual healthcare expenditures in your old age
So get up and go for a run..... I mean right NOW!
Daviglus M, et al. Relation of Body Mass Index in Young Adulthood and Middle Age to Medicare Expenditures in Older Age. JAMA. 2004;292:2743-2749.
Here is an interesting article published in the December 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association regarding being overweight in young/middle age to medicare expenditures in older age.
The study looked at Medicare data from 1984-2002 with baseline data from 1967-1973 for 9978 men and 7623 women (ages 33-64) who did NOT have heart disesae or diabetes and were either normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), obese (BMI 30-34.9) or severely obese (BMI>35). After the authors had adjusted for age, race, education, and smoking, they found that the total average annual/cumulative charges for women were as follows:
Annual/ Cumulative
Normal Weight: $6224/ $76866
Overweight: $7653/ $100959
Obese: $9612/ $125470
Severely obese: $12342/ $174752
The total average annual charges for men were:
Annual/ Cumulative
Normal Weight: $7205/ $100431
Overweight: $8930/ $109098
Obese: $10128/ $119318
Severely obese: $13674/ $176947
Bottom line, eating healthy and exercising regularly can help save you as much as $6000 in annual healthcare expenditures in your old age
So get up and go for a run..... I mean right NOW!
Daviglus M, et al. Relation of Body Mass Index in Young Adulthood and Middle Age to Medicare Expenditures in Older Age. JAMA. 2004;292:2743-2749.