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Table 5 Costs of healthcare usage and productivity loss from full days off work and restricted work days

From: The health and cost implications of high body mass index in Australian defence force personnel

 

Cohort

 

Normal

Overweight

Obese Restricted body fat

Obese No restriction on body fat

 

n = 197

n = 154

n = 148

n = 180

Hospital visits

 Total

$853,847

$856,628

$867,753

$1,239,051

 Mean (±SD)

$4,334 (11,783)

$5,563 (13,227)

$5,863 (12,299)

$6,884 (12,717)

 Median

$0

$1,391

$1,391*

$1,391*

 (Range)

($0 − 11,1250)

($0 − 11,6812)

($0 − 97,344)

($0 − 80,656)

Medical specialist consultations

 Total

$121,861

$125,456

$148,234

$187,300

 Mean (±SD)

$619 (781)

$815 (912)

$1,002 (1,049)

$1,041 (1,039)

 Median

$355

$440*

$673*

$682*

 (Range)

($0 − 4988)

($0 − 4,666)

($0− 6,029)

($0 − 5,521)

Medical scans

 Total

$17,925

$24,375

$28,380

$35,877

 Mean (±SD)

$91 (208)

$158 (281)

$192 (303)

$199 (346)

 Median

$0

$0*

$42*

$40*

 (Range)

($0 − 1,238)

($0 − 1,265)

($0 − 1,617)

($0 − 1,620)

Productivity loss from full days off work (per calendar day)

 Total

$3,015

$5,445

$10,066

$16,994

 Mean (±SD)

$15 (91)

$35 (157)

$68 (371)

$94 (496)

 Median (Range)

0 ($0 − 881)

0 ($0 − 1,370)

0 ($0 − 4,111)*

0 ($0 − 5,022)*

Productivity loss from full days off work (per work day)

 Total

$4,233

$7,644

$14,131

$23,858

 Mean (±SD)

$21 (128)

$50 (220)

$95 (521)

$133 (696)

 Median (Range)

0 ($0 − 1,237)

0 ($0 − 1,924)

0 ($0 − 5,771)*

0 ($0 − 7,051)*

Productivity loss from restricted work days (50% limited activity)

 Total

$164,945

$87,997

$175,430

$213,361

 Mean (±SD)

$837 (3,135)

$571 (1,852)

$1,359 (3,664)

$1,185 (3,028)

 Median (Range)

0 ($0 − 25,806)

0 ($0 − 17,097)

0 ($0 − 22,707)

0 ($0 − 27,943)*

  1. * p < 0.05 vs BMI 18.5 − 24.9.