Table 4. Mean annual health care cost for the different BMI/WC categories (SD)^*.

BMI/WC	Total	Normal WC†	Increased WC†	Substantially increased WC†
Women
BMI 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2, $	2049	1960 (±3255)	2304 (±4808)	2742 (±3577)
BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2, $	2303	1969 (±3480)	2164 (±3349)	2632 (±4206)
BMI > = 30.0 kg/m2, $	2607	1097(±609)	2310 (±3562)	2637 (±3404)
Total		1960 (±3284)	2221 (±3950)	2641 (±3813)
Men
BMI 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2, $	2137	2053 (±4631)	2476 (±4703)	4799 (±6936)
BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2, $	2247	1943 (±4730)	2138 (±3874)	2804 (±4889)
BMI > = 30.0 kg/m2, $	3131	2185 (±1770)	2321 (±3625)	3215 (±6124)
Total		2020 (±4659)	2199 (±4007)	3039 (±5595)

^*One way ANOVA followed by Boferroni's post hoc test was used to compare the means.

^†Definition of the WC categories, see table 1.