Hospital length of stay and healthcare costs among African American women due to obesity and diabetic conditions in United States: A model for correlation studies comparing ethnicity, co-morbidities and hospital resources

Objective To examine obesity and diabetes associations with United States hospital use and healthcare costs for African American women, to explore the relationship between co‐morbidities of interest (obesity and diabetes) and hospital resources [length of stay (LOS) and costs]. Methods A retrospective, correlation, quantitative analysis for lengths of hospital stay and cost among adult African American women categorized according to their weight...