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Diabetes Care
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Medical Care Costs Associated With Long-Term Weight Maintenance Versus Weight Gain Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Gregory A. Nichols,1 Kelly Bell,2 Teresa M. Kimes,1 and Maureen O’Keeffe-Rosetti1
DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0933 EPIDEMIOLOGY/HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
OBJECTIVE
Weight loss is recommended for overweight patients with diabetes but avoidance of weight gain may be a more realistic goal. We calculated the 4-year economic impact of maintaining body weight versus gaining weight. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Among 8,154 patients with type 2 diabetes, we calculated weight change as the difference between the first body weight measure in 2010 and the last measure in 2013 and calculated mean glycated hemoglobin (A1C) from all measurements from 2010 to 2013. We created four analysis groups: weight change
