BMI and Mean Annual Cost Per Employee (IMAGE)

Duke University Medical Center

BMI and Mean Annual Cost Per Employee

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Analyzing health care claims from Duke employees, Duke researchers observed that the average medical care and pharmacy costs grew gradually with each unit increase in BMI.

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Duke Medicine

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