The Economic Burden of Obesity in Germany: Results from the Population-Based KORA Studies

To estimate the excess costs of obese compared to normal-weight persons in Germany based on self-reported resource utilisation and work absence.Five cross sectional surveys of cohort studies in southern Germany were pooled resulting in 9,070 observations for 6,731 individuals (31-96 years). BMI was measured in the study centre. Self-reported health care utilisation and work absence was used to estimate direct and indirect costs for the year 2011...