Indirect costs constitute a major part of the total economic burden of obesity: a Finnish population-based cohort study

Indirect costs constitute a major part of the total economic burden of obesity: a Finnish population-based cohort study

Abstract Background The growing prevalence of overweight and obesity (OB) poses a considerable economic burden worldwide. However, nationally representative, detailed analyses estimating the total burden of OB are few. We characterized direct, indirect, and total costs of overweight and obesity in a...

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Main Authors: Aino Vesikansa, Juha Mehtälä, Susanna Aspholm, Kirsi Kallio-Grönroos, Katja Mutanen, Annamari Lundqvist, Tiina Laatikainen, Tero Saukkonen, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Body-mass index
Obesity
Economic burden
Indirect costs
Direct costs
Total costs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22978-9
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