• Retrospective analysis using pooled data from fee-for-service CMS Medicare database and 4 US commercial
    claims databases (PharMetrics, MarketScan®, Optum™, and Humana)
  • Total patients (N = 155,119)
    • 112,024 nonobese patients (72.2%)
    • 23,344 obese/non-morbid patients (15.0%)
    • 19,751 morbidly obese patients (12.7%)
  • Definitions
    • Obese: Diagnosis codes that indicated obesity or codes that indicated a BMI of at least 30 kg/m2
    • Morbidly obese: Diagnosis codes that indicated morbid obesity or codes that indicated a BMI of at least 40 kg/m2