The association between BMI and healthcare burden, stratified by race and healthcare utilization among middle-aged patients in the US

Abstract This study assesses the relationship between BMI and healthcare burden, stratified by race and healthcare utilization, among middle-aged patients in the US. We used data from the Cerner HealthFacts database for 2016–2017 as our study period. We employed regression analysis to maximize the a...

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Main Authors: Manal J. Alshakhs, Patricia J Goedecke, Lokesh K Chinthala, Nicole G. Weiskopf, Charisse Madlock-Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07779-9
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