Samuel K Peasah, Alek Drnach, Eric Rosenberg, Chester B Good
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Association Between Weight Reduction and Employees' Healthcare Cost.
Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the impact of ≥15% body mass index (BMI) reduction on employees' health expenditures.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed health risk assessment surveys combined with insurance claims from January 2014 to December 2019. We compared costs of employees with baseline BMI > 30 who reported ≥15% BMI reduction in subsequent health risk assessment reports with employees who lost ≤5% BMI within the same period, matching the two cohorts on demographics and costs.
Results: The study cohort of 197 lost an average of 23% of their BMI from baseline. The average age was 44 years with majority females (approximately 80%). Group health insurance payments were similar at baseline; at year 1, the study cohort had a 33% payment reduction compared with 10% reduction in the control group.
Conclusions: A ≥15% BMI reduction was associated with a substantial medical cost savings.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is an indispensable guide to good health in the workplace for physicians, nurses, and researchers alike. In-depth, clinically oriented research articles and technical reports keep occupational and environmental medicine specialists up-to-date on new medical developments in the prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of environmentally induced conditions and work-related injuries and illnesses.