Table 7.

Indirect costs (IC) due to obesity-attributable absenteeism (A) and presenteeism (P)

BMI Class	Prevalence (%)	Obese by BMI class	IC A	IC P	IC A due to obesity	IC P due to obesity	IC A/year (mln) due to obesity	IC P/year (mln) due to obesity
Normal weight (BMI < 25)	–	–	€955	€2709	–	–	–	–
Obese I (BMI 30–35)	72.8	7,977,181	€1084	€2833	€129	€124	€1029	€986
Obese II (BMI 35–40)	20.1	2,202,491	€1369	€3081	€415	€372	€913	€819
Obese III (40 ≥ BMI > 70)	7.2	788,952	€1812	€4008	€857	€1,299	€676	€1025
All classes	100	10,957,666	–	–	–	–	€2618	€2830

Data on prevalence of obesity (for 2012) were taken from Colao et al., and the number of obese was calculated on a total of 10,957,666 individuals (Italian adults in 2012). Costs pro-capita were taken from Gupta et al. and total IC adjusted to the year 2020

Mln millions