A longitudinal study on the relationship between weight loss, medical expenditures, and absenteeism among overweight employees in the WAY to Health study.
A longitudinal study on the relationship between weight loss, medical expenditures, and absenteeism among overweight employees in the WAY to Health study.
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DOI：
10.1097/jom.0b013e3181c2bb56
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发表时间：
2009-12
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Leese PJ
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作者：
Finkelstein EA;Linnan LA;Tate DF;Leese PJ
量化超重/肥胖员工成功减肥在多大程度上转化为随后的医疗支出和缺勤节省。该分析基于从北卡罗来纳州 17 所社区大学超重/肥胖员工收集的医疗索赔和缺勤数据。我们没有发现任何证据表明，体重减轻至少 5% 的参与者在 12 个月的减肥干预期间或随后的 2 年内经历了医疗支出减少或缺勤率降低。这些结果表明，减肥计划（即使是有效的减肥计划）不太可能快速获得投资回报。然而，与其他员工福利决策一样，除了快速投资回报的潜力之外，关于是否提供减肥计划的决定还应考虑许多因素，例如员工健康。
To quantify the extent to which successful weight loss among overweight/obese employees translates into subsequent savings in medical expenditures and absenteeism. This analysis relied on medical claims and absenteeism data collected from overweight/obese employees at 17 community colleges in North Carolina. We find no evidence that participants achieving at least a 5% weight loss experienced reduced medical expenditures or lower absenteeism during the 12 month weight loss intervention or in the subsequent 2 years. These results suggest that a quick return on investment from weight loss programs, even effective ones, is unlikely. However, as with other employee benefit decisions, the decision about whether to offer weight loss programs should take into account many factors, such as employee health, in addition to the potential for a quick return on investment.