Type of Publication: | Working Paper/Technical Report |
URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-275884 |
Author: | Häußler, Jan |
Year of publication: | 2014 |
Series: | Working Paper Series / Department of Economics ; 2014-07 |
Summary: |
The study analyses the combined influence of obesity and lifestyle behaviors on health care utilization and health care costs. Therefore I analyze the interaction of obesity, nutrition and physical activity based on a community level dataset from a German city. In addition to the expected convex effects of age and chronic diseases for utilization, the results indicate that BMI and physical inactivity have an independent influence on G.P. visits as well as for hospitalization. The key finding of the cost analysis is that health care costs increase in consequence of a completely sedentary lifestyle by 505 € independent of the individual’s BMI level. The results also confirm that compared to individuals of normal weight, the medical costs of the group of overweight people (by 377 €) and the group of obese people (by 565 €) are significantly increased. Even without significant weight reductions public programs against a sedentary lifestyle can be a way to reduce health care spending, and thus a sole focus on weight reduction might underestimate the additional benefits of changes in lifestyle behaviors.
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JEL Classification: | I12; H51 |
Subject (DDC): | 330 Economics |
Keywords: | Health Care Costs; Costs of Obesity; Physical Activity |
Link to License: | In Copyright |
HÄUSSLER, Jan, 2014. Effects of Obesity and Physical Activity on Health Care Utilization and Costs
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