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Obese class III (OCIII) insulin users incur the greatest annual healthcare expenditures among the studied population.
Targeted interventions may be beneficial for OCIII insulin users to manage healthcare costs.
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OCIII insulin users incurred the greatest annual healthcare expenditures.
Why this rating
Based on a large retrospective analysis of patient data.
Source
Body mass index and insulin use as identifiers of high‐cost patients with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective analysis of electronic health records linked to insurance claims data
Stephen S. Johnston et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2019
DOI 10.1111/dom.13671
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- BMI and insulin use are jointly associated with one-year follow-up type 2 diabetes-related healthcare expenditures (T2D-HE), ranging from $5842 in overweight patients with no insulin to $17,700 in OCIII insulin users.Strong
- Insulin users incur at least double the one-year T2D-HE compared to non-users within each BMI category.Strong
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