Table 2 Societal costs in 2020 for people with overweight or obesity per category per 6 months
Category | Unit | Resource use | Costs per 6 monthsa (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
General practitioner | Consult | 12 | 1.65 (2.34) | 58.87 (83.39) |
Social worker | Consult | 6 | 0.18 (0.94) | 12.32 (65.77) |
Physiotherapist | Consult | 32 | 1.71 (4.53) | 61.08 (161.59) |
Occupational therapist | Consult | 12 | 0.12 (1.22) | 4.42 (43.49) |
Speech therapist | Consult | 1 | 0.01 (0.10) | 0.33 (3.29) |
Dietitian | Consult | 10 | 0.84 (1.81) | 23.80 (51.66) |
Homeopath or acupuncturist | Consult | 1 | 0.02 (0.14) | 1.65 (11.79) |
Mental health institution | Consult | 25 | 0.88 (3.64) | 92.89 (385.62) |
Psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist – practice | Consult | 25 | 0.43 (2.76) | 44.02 (280.71) |
Psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist – hospital | Consult | 10 | 0.30 (1.14) | 20.69 (78.77) |
Institution for addiction treatment (e.g. CAD**) | Consult | 2 | 0.02 (0.20) | 0.23 (2.23) |
Company doctor | Consult | 4 | 0.12 (0.53) | 14.29 (60.70) |
Hospital outpatient clinic | Consult | 22 | 0.90 (2.79) | 88.27 (274.17) |
Day treatment hospital | Day | 4 | 0.11 (0.50) | 21.54 (77.65) |
Other day treatment outside hospital a** | Day | 12 | 0.15 (1.25) | 69.79 (489.62) |
Emergency department | Consult | 10 | 0.19 (1.05) | 60.61 (344.30) |
Hospital stay | Day/night | 25 | 0.59 (2.99) | 302.53 (1536.91) |
Self-help group b** | Consult | 6 | 0.13 (0.86) | 3.73 (22.12) |
Medication use | Number* | 9 | 1.46 (1.96) | 74.19 (156.21) |
Purchased (medical) devices | – | 7 | 0.63 (1.22) | 85.98 (326.96) |
Bariatric surgery | Surgery | 1 | 0.04 (0.20) | 412.37 (1998.71) |
Total healthcare costs | Â | Â | Â | 1453.62 (3512.93) |
Transportation costs | – | 136 | 15.92 (24.57) | 11.18 (20.74) |
Household expenditures | – |  |  |  |
 Groceries |  | *** | *** | 1031.34 (566.21) |
 Dining out and food delivery |  | *** | 0.81 (0.39) | 350.16 (367.61) |
Disabled permit | – | 1 | 0.01 (0.10) | 0.88 (8.63) |
Adapted clothing | – | *** | 0.20 (0.40) | 75.26 (177.82) |
Attempt at weight loss | – | 3 | 0.57 (0.83) | 94.61 (234.29) |
Informal care | Hour | 1456 | 30.22 (158.86) | 457.48 (2405.19) |
Total patient and family costs | Â | Â | Â | 2018.34 (2538.53) |
Productivity costs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Absenteeism | Day | 130 | 6.97 (23.94) | 1511.93 (5885.80) |
 Presenteeism | Day | 130 | 12.84 (31.58) | 747.43 (2080.11) |
Total other costs | Â | Â | Â | 2259.37 (6141.23) |
Total societal costs | Â | Â | Â | 5731.33 (8238.70)b |