Economic burden of stroke attributable to excess body mass in Hungary: a population-attributable fraction analysis
Population-level BMI reduction could reduce Hungary's annual stroke related healthcare expenditure by at least €99 million, representing substantial potential savings. These findings support implementation of population-level comprehensive obesity prevention strategies.
Authors
- Csilla Egri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1615-7833)
- Gergő József Szöllösi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4126-0058)
- Laszlo Mechtler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-9159)
- Ferenc Fazekas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-1054)
- Tamás Jarecsny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8419-5292)
- Mónika Fekete
- Eszter Melinda Pázmándi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0634-4002)
- Gyula Tomasics
- Laszlo Schandl
- Istvan Gyuricsko
- Roland Kosik
- Richard Schwab
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- University of Debrecen (HU)
- Brainvest (Hungary) (HU)
- Dent Neurologic Institute (US)
- National Public Health and Medical Officer Service (HU)
- Saint John's Hospital (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26355-y
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00