Abstract
Objectives. We estimated the burden of disease in the United States attributable to obesity by gender, with life expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy, years of life lost annually, and quality-adjusted life years lost annually as outcome measures. Methods. We obtained burden of disease estimates for adults falling into the following body-mass index categories: normal weight (23 to <25), overweight (25 to <30), and obese (>30). We analyzed the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to obtain health-related quality-of-life scores and the 1990-1992 National Health Interview Survey linked to National Death Index data through the end of 1995 for mortality. Results. Overweight men and women lost 270 000 and 1.8 million quality-adjusted life years, respectively, relative to their normal-weight counterparts. Obese men and women lost 1.9 million and 3.4 million quality-adjusted life years, respectively, per year. Much of the burden of disease among overweight and obese women arose from lower health-related quality of life and late life mortality. Conclusions. Relative to men, women suffer a disproportionate burden of disease attributable to overweight and obesity, mostly because of differences in health-related quality of life.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1662-1668 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Public Health |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cite this
Gender and the burden of disease attributable to obesity. / Muennig, Peter; Lubetkin, Erica; Jia, Haomiao; Franks, Peter.
In: American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 96, No. 9, 09.2006, p. 1662-1668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender and the burden of disease attributable to obesity
AU - Muennig, Peter
AU - Lubetkin, Erica
AU - Jia, Haomiao
AU - Franks, Peter
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - Objectives. We estimated the burden of disease in the United States attributable to obesity by gender, with life expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy, years of life lost annually, and quality-adjusted life years lost annually as outcome measures. Methods. We obtained burden of disease estimates for adults falling into the following body-mass index categories: normal weight (23 to <25), overweight (25 to <30), and obese (>30). We analyzed the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to obtain health-related quality-of-life scores and the 1990-1992 National Health Interview Survey linked to National Death Index data through the end of 1995 for mortality. Results. Overweight men and women lost 270 000 and 1.8 million quality-adjusted life years, respectively, relative to their normal-weight counterparts. Obese men and women lost 1.9 million and 3.4 million quality-adjusted life years, respectively, per year. Much of the burden of disease among overweight and obese women arose from lower health-related quality of life and late life mortality. Conclusions. Relative to men, women suffer a disproportionate burden of disease attributable to overweight and obesity, mostly because of differences in health-related quality of life.
AB - Objectives. We estimated the burden of disease in the United States attributable to obesity by gender, with life expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy, years of life lost annually, and quality-adjusted life years lost annually as outcome measures. Methods. We obtained burden of disease estimates for adults falling into the following body-mass index categories: normal weight (23 to <25), overweight (25 to <30), and obese (>30). We analyzed the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to obtain health-related quality-of-life scores and the 1990-1992 National Health Interview Survey linked to National Death Index data through the end of 1995 for mortality. Results. Overweight men and women lost 270 000 and 1.8 million quality-adjusted life years, respectively, relative to their normal-weight counterparts. Obese men and women lost 1.9 million and 3.4 million quality-adjusted life years, respectively, per year. Much of the burden of disease among overweight and obese women arose from lower health-related quality of life and late life mortality. Conclusions. Relative to men, women suffer a disproportionate burden of disease attributable to overweight and obesity, mostly because of differences in health-related quality of life.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33748054280&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33748054280&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2005.068874
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2005.068874
M3 - Article
C2 - 16873748
AN - SCOPUS:33748054280
VL - 96
SP - 1662
EP - 1668
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 9
ER -