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Table 5: Economic burden of childhood pre-obesity or obesity

  • Dataset | 19 Mar 2025

Economic burden (in 2022 US $) of childhood pre-obesity or obesity. The values refer to the increased costs of a child having pre-obesity or obesity relative to a child of healthy weight. 

Source: ( Ling et al 2022 )

 
Increased costs relative to a child of healthy weight (in 2022 US $)...
 ... of a child having pre-obesity... of a child having obesity
Annual total medical costs$190.51$307.72
Nonhospital healthcare$52.28$68.22
Outpatient visits (cost per visit)$6.95$20.86
Annual prescribed medication$33.23$64.69
Hospitalisation costs (cost per hospitalisation)$142.27$2 439.14
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