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The humanistic and economic burden associated with increasing body mass index in the EU5

Authors :
Gupta S
Richard L
Forsythe A
Source :
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, Vol 2015, Iss default, Pp 327-338 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Dove Medical Press, 2015.

Abstract

Shaloo Gupta,1 Lance Richard,2 Anna Forsythe3 1Kantar Health, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2Eisai Europe Ltd, Hatfield, UK; 3Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA Objectives: This study evaluated the association of body mass index (BMI) with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health utilities, health care resource utilization, productivity, activity impairment, and the associated costs. Methods: Results were from the 2013 EU5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) National Health and Wellness Survey, a nationally representative, online survey of respondents aged ≥18 years. Analyses focused on normal weight (BMI ≥18.5 kg/m2 and BMI

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
11787007
Volume :
2015
Issue :
default
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9987475611048e48ec95b260754d543
Document Type :
article