Nationwide Trends of Hospital Admission for Morbid #Obesity in the USA by Sultan Mahmood in BJSTR

Abstract

#Obesity is a chronic disease that is increasing in prevalence and is now widely considered a #globalepidemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the burden of inpatient admission, length of stay and associated cost related to inpatient management and how it has changed over the past two decades. Using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Emergency Department Sample we examined the characteristics of hospitalization for Morbid Obesity (ICD-9 code 278.01) and evaluated the time trends of #resourceutilization from 1997 to 2012. Between 1997 and 2012, the number of #hospitalizations with a discharge #diagnosis of morbid obesity increased from 2,224 to 5,634 (RR 2.3, p<0.001). 

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Nationwide Trends of Hospital Admission for Morbid #Obesity in the USA by Sultan Mahmood in BJSTR