Effect of Workplace Weight Management on Health Care Expenditures and Quality of Life

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• Personal Author:
  Abraham JM ; Dowd B ; Jutkowitz E ; Michaud TL ; Nyman JA ; Su D
• Description:
  Objective: We examined the effectiveness of the weight management program used by the University of Minnesota in reducing health care expenditures and improving quality of life of its employees, and also in reducing their absenteeism during a 3-year intervention. Methods: A differences-in-differences regression approach was used to estimate the effect of weight management participation. We further applied ordinary least squares regression models with fixed effects to estimate the effect in an alternative analysis. Results: Participation in the weight management program significantly reduced health care expenditures by $69 per month for employees, spouses, and dependents, and by $73 for employees only. Quality-of-life weights were 0.0045 points higher for participating employees than for nonparticipating ones. No significant effect was found for absenteeism. Conclusions: The workplace weight management used by the University of Minnesota reduced health care expenditures and improved quality of life. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Body Weight Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Activity Levels Body Weight Employee Health Health Promotion Physical Fitness Quality Of Life
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064259
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Nov; 58(11):1073-1078
• Contact Point Address:
  Tzeyu L. Michaud, PhD, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, 984340 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198
• Email:
  tzeyu.michaud@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:883336c5c98076383c4425e565f78b23e69683561538eb788f5a249410b408ccede42c5262ffce0b3a4663cfcf4af9a87f8f43880385a2e163ec4421cfd7eb5c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222758/cdc_222758_DS1.pdf
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