Child Body Mass Index and Health Care Costs in England
In this cross-sectional study of children, health care costs were higher for nearly all unhealthy weight categories compared with healthy weight BMI measurement. These findings support the economic case for preventive and therapeutic interventions targeting unhealthy childhood weight and offer cost estimates for use in cost-effectiveness analyses.
Authors
- Nerys M. Astbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9301-7458)
- Olu Onyimadu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1724-3485)
- Mara Violato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0484-7706)
- Cynthia Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7196-1509)
- Stavros Petrou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3121-6050)
- Alison J. Hayes
- Patrick Fahr
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37560
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
- NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre