The economic burden of eating disorders and related mental health comorbidities: An exploratory analysis using the U.S. Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
| Autor: | Kendrin R. Sonneville, H. LeAnn Noh, S. Bryn Austin, Mihail Samnaliev |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
Earnings business.industry lcsh:R Brief Original Report Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Exploratory research lcsh:Medicine Health Informatics Economic burden medicine.disease Mental health Odds Eating disorders Lost productivity Mental health comorbidities Scale (social sciences) Health care medicine Economic impact analysis business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 2, Iss C, Pp 32-34 (2015) Preventive Medicine Reports |
| ISSN: | 2211-3355 |
| Popis: | Background Very little is known about the economic burden of eating disorders (ED) and related mental health comorbidities. Methods Using 5 years of data from the U.S. Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, we estimated the difference in annual health care costs, employment status, and earned income (2011 US$) between individuals with current ED compared to those without ED. We further estimated the contribution of mental health comorbidities to these disparities in health care costs, employment and earnings. Results Individuals with ED had greater annual health care costs ($1869, p = 0.012), lower but borderline significant employment rates (OR = 0.67, 95% CIs [0.41, 1.09]), and lower but not statistically significant earnings among those who were employed ($2093, p = 0.48), compared to individuals without ED. Among individuals with ED, the presence of mental health comorbidities was associated with higher but not statistically significant health care costs ($1993, p = 0.17), lower borderline significant odds of employment (OR = 0.41, 95% CIs [0.14, 1.20]), and significantly lower earnings ($19,374, p Highlights • Eating disorders were associated with greater health care costs. • Eating disorders were associated with lower rates of employment and earnings. • Mental health comorbidities contributed substantially to these disparities. • Treatment and prevention of ED may have broad economic benefits to society. |
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