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Table 3.

Healthcare utilization and costs between normal weight and overweight or obese

	Normal Weight		Overweight		Differences	Obese		Differences
Measures	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	Mean	SE	Mean
Total healthcare costs ($)	5,474.94^*	80.82	5,626.01^*	73.69	−151.07	6,201.55^*	73.43	−726.61^**
Any office visits	0.71^*	0.00	0.73^*	0.00	−0.02^**	0.76^*	0-.00	−0.05^**
Any hospitalization	0.08^*	0.00	0.08^*	0.00	0.00	0.09^*	0.00	−0.01^**
Number of office visits	7.73^*	0.07	7.98^*	0.07	−0.25^**	8.43^*	0.09	−0.70^**
Number of nights hospitalized	6.18^*	0.15	5.92^*	0.15	0.26	5.69^*	0.14	0.49

Source: Data are from the household component files of the 2002-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Notes: All estimates are based on regression models presented in Appendix Tables 1-5.

Coefficient significant at the 95% CI (alpha = 0.05)

^**

The mean of this estimate differs significantly between individuals with normal weight and individuals who are overweight or obese at the 95% CI (alpha =0.05).