Table 1.
Increases in annual individual medical expenditures due to obesity and a one unit increase in BMI for different groups of adults with biological children
| Sample | Total expenditures | Third party expenditures | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI $ (SE) | Obesity $ (SE) | BMI $ (SE) | Obesity $ (SE) | |
| Total (N = 31,591) | 197 (43) | 3429 (799) | 180 (41) | 3210 (793) |
| Males (N = 12,349) | 244 (94) | 3565 (1437) | 225 (87) | 3395 (1381) |
| Females (N = 19,242) | 179 (59) | 3359 (804) | 164 (38) | 3116 (783) |
| White (N = 12,895) | 144 (59) | 2557 (1173) | 134 (54) | 2454 (1084) |
| Non-White (N = 18,696) | 261 (71) | 4086 (1050) | 240 (70) | 3799 (1034) |
| Private insurance (N = 19,384) | 216 (53) | 3846 (1077) | 199 (51) | 3581 (1041) |
| Medicaid (N = 4464) | 182 (102) | 2954 (1711) | 170 (96) | 2809 (1633) |
| Uninsured (N = 7152) | 91 (51) | 1689 (922) | N/A | N/A |
Notes: Standard errors are adjusted for the complex design of the MEPS, and all dollar values are reported in 2013 USD. Bolded estimates are statistically significant at α = 0.05. Data: MEPS, 2006–2013