Research
Metabolic adaptation
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
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