Hospital costs in relation to body-mass index in 1·1 million women in England: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Mr Seamus Kent, MSc (Author), Prof Jane Green, DPhil (Author), Prof Gillian Reeves, PhD (Author), Prof Valerie Beral, FRS (Author), Prof Alastair Gray, PhD (Author), Prof Susan A Jebb, PhD (Author), Benjamin J Cairns, PhD (Author), Borislava Mihaylova, DPhil (Author), Hayley Abbiss (Author), Simon Abbott (Author), Rupert Alison (Author), Miranda Armstrong (Author), Krys Baker (Author), Angela Balkwill (Author), Isobel Barnes (Author), Valerie Beral (Author), Judith Black (Author), Roger Blanks (Author), Kathryn Bradbury (Author), Anna Brown (Author), Benjamin Cairns (Author), Dexter Canoy (Author), Andrew Chadwick (Author), Dave Ewart (Author), Sarah Ewart (Author), Lee Fletcher (Author), Sarah Floud (Author), Toral Gathani (Author), Laura Gerrard (Author), Adrian Goodill (Author), Jane Green (Author), Lynden Guiver (Author), Alicia Heath (Author), Darren Hogg (Author), Michal Hozak (Author), Isobel Lingard (Author), Sau Wan Kan (Author), Nicky Langston (Author), Kath Moser (Author), Kirstin Pirie (Author), Alison Price (Author), Gillian Reeves (Author), Keith Shaw (Author), Emma Sherman (Author), Rachel Simpson (Author), Helena Strange (Author), Sian Sweetland (Author), Sarah Tipper (Author), Ruth Travis (Author), Lyndsey Trickett (Author), Anthony Webster (Author), Clare Wotton (Author), Lucy Wright (Author), Owen Yang (Author), Heather Young (Author), Emily Banks (Author), Lucy Carpenter (Author), Carol Dezateux (Author), Julietta Patnick (Author), Richard Peto (Author), Cathie Sudlow (Author)
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• Published: Elsevier, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Excess weight is associated with poor health and increased health-care costs. However, a detailed understanding of the effects of excess weight on total hospital costs and costs for different health conditions is needed. Methods: Women in England aged 50-64 years were recruited into the...