Real-world costs of obesity-related complications over eight years: a US retrospective cohort study in 28,500 individuals.

Background: Obesity-related complications (ORCs) are associated with high costs for healthcare systems. We assessed the relationship between comorbidity burden, represented by both number and type of 14 specific ORCs, and total healthcare costs over time in people with obesity in the USA.

Methods: Adults (≥ 18 years old) identified from linked electronic medical records and administrative claims databases, with a body mass index measurement of 30-< 70 kg/m between 1 January 2007 and 31 March 2012 (earliest measurement: index date), and with continuous enrolment for ≥ 1 year pre index (baseline year) and ≥ 8 years post index, were included.

Eight-year trends in obesity-related complications and health care cost progression in a US population with obesity: A retrospective cohort study.

Aims: Obesity-related complications (ORCs) impose a substantial health burden on affected individuals, and economic costs to health care systems. We examined ORCs and the progression of direct health care costs over 8 years, stratified by obesity class.

Materials And Methods: Adults with obesity were identified in linked US medical records and administrative claims databases.

The costs of repatriating an ill seafarer: a micro-costing approach.

Seafarers sail the high seas around the globe. In case of illness, they are protected by international regulations stating that the employers must pay all expenses in relation to repatriation, but very little is known about the cost of these repatriations. The objective of this study was to estimate the financial burden of repatriations in case of illness.