Beyond weight: examining the association of obesity with cardiometabolic related inpatient costs among Canadian adults using linked population based survey and hospital administrative data

Abstract Background The global population has transitioned to one where more adults are living with obesity than are underweight. Obesity is associated with the development of cardiometabolic diseases and widely attributed to increased hospital resource use; however, empirical evidence is limited re...

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Main Authors: Neeru Gupta, Zihao Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-06051-2