TABLE 1.

Estimated Annual Excess Health Care Costs Of Chronic Conditions and Total Cost of Normal Weight Individuals: United States, 2020–2050

	Excess Costs, Chronic Conditions a			Total Cost, Normal Weight,a $
Age, y	Obesity, $	Diabetes, $	CHD, $
Men
35–44	219	3690	12 482	2 979
45–54	213	4914	15 206	4 230
55–64	215	4914	14 857	6 546
65–74	531	9229	11 538	9 293
Women
35–44	219	3690	11 926	4 432
45–54	213	4914	16 687	5 719
55–64	215	4914	18 137	8 159
65–74	531	9229	15 302	11 310

Note. CHD = cardiovascular disease. Direct health care costs, expressed as 2007 dollars.

^aCost per year per person; includes all costs of treatment.