The influence of BMI, obesity and overweight on medical costs: a panel data approach

Toni Mora, Joan Gil and Antoni Sicras-Mainar ()
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Antoni Sicras-Mainar: Badalona Serveis Assistencials (BSA)

No 2012/37, Working Papers from Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of BMI, obesity and overweight on direct medical costs. We apply panel data econometrics and use a two-part model with a longitudinal dataset of medical and administrative records of patients in primary and secondary healthcare centres in Spain followed up over seven consecutive years (2004-2010). Our findings show a positive and statistically significant impact of BMI, obesity and overweight on annual medical costs after accounting for data restrictions, different subsamples of individuals and various econometric approaches.

Keywords: BMI and obesity; healthcare costs; panel data; two-part models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2012
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Working Paper: The Influence of BMI, Obesity and Overweight on Medical Costs: A Panel Data Approach (2012)
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