TRE ATING OBESIT Y AND DIABE TES CONSUMES BILLIONS OF
U.S. HE ALTHCARE DOLL ARS E ACH YE AR. RESE ARCH INDICATES
BARIATRIC SURGERY CAN PL AY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN
ADDRESSING THOSE HE ALTH ISSUES.
Confronting an Epidemic
A HIGH TOLL
Total direct and
indirect costs of
diagnosed diabetes
in the U.S. are
estimated at
$245 billion
annually.
That represents:
$176 billion
in medical costs
$69 billion
in lower productivity
A meta-
analysis of
621§studies
involving
approximately
135,000
patients
found that of
the 22% of
patients who
had Type§2
diabetes:
Approximately
5.5 million
American adults
had a diagnosis of diabetes in 1980.
By 2014, that had risen to
21.9 million.
about 78% experienced complete resolution of
manifestations of diabetes following bariatric surgery
approximately 87% saw resolution or improvement
significant decreases occurred in insulin levels and
hemoglobin A1c
ABOUTˆFACE
Geography may not be destiny, but adult obesity is more
concentrated in the South.
10 20 30
40
STATE OF THE STATES
States with the highest obesity rates
Sources: Trust for America's Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The American Journal of
Medicine, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, CDC, American Diabetes Association
ARK ANSAS: 35.9%
WEST VIRGINIA: 35.7%
MISSISSIPPI: 35.5%
LOUISIANA: 34.9%
ALABAMA: 33.5%
States with the lowest obesity rates
COLORADO: 21.3%
HAWAII: 22.1%
MASSACHUSETTS: 23.3%
CALIFORNIA: 24.7%
VERMONT: 24.8%
More than
8 MILLION
AMERICANS
are believed to have
undiagnosed
diabetes.
BY STEVE BARRETT
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