The association between employee obesity and employer costs: Evidence from a panel of U.S. employers

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 277-285

  Van Nuys, Karen ^a   Globe, Denise ^b   Ng Mak, Daisy ^b   Cheung, Hoiwan ^a   Sullivan, Jeff ^a   Goldman, Dana ^c  

^a PRECISION HEALTH ECONOMICS   (United States)

^b ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Disability; Employer Costs; Obesity; Prevention Research; Productivity; Weight Control

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84899765864     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.120905-QUAN-428     Document Type: Article

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