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Xuguang Grant Tao1, Robert A Lavin, Larry Yuspeh
1From the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Drs Tao and Bernacki), Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Neurology (Dr Lavin), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Strategic Risk and Strategy Management (Mr Yuspeh), Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, Baton Rouge.
Background:
Obesity is associated with an increased risk for many chronic illnesses and disability.
Objective:
To assess the relationship between obesity and delayed return to work and workers' compensation claim costs for both minor and significant injuries.
Method:
There were 1107 workers who filed a workers' compensation claim with the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation in 2011 that were followed up to the end of the first quarter of 2014.
Result:
Adjusting for sex, age, marital status, and attorney involvement, the odds ratio of an obese versus normal weight claimant returning to work after a severe injury was 3.58 (95% confidence interval, 1.26 to 10.14) and claim expenses $100,000 or more, 3.19 (95% confidence interval, 1.18 to 8.62).
Conclusions:
Obesity was associated with increased time lost from work and costs among workers' compensation claimants sustaining severe, but not minor injuries.
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