TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of worksite wellness center attendance with weight loss and health care cost savings
T2 - Mayo clinic's experience
AU - Borah, Bijan J.
AU - Egginton, Jason S.
AU - Shah, Nilay D.
AU - Wagie, Amy E.
AU - Olsen, Kerry D.
AU - Yao, Xiaoxi
AU - Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - Objective: To assess the impact of wellness center attendance on weight loss and costs. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using employee data, administrative claims, and electronic health records. A total of 3199 employees enrolled for 4 years (2007 to 2010) were included. Attendance was categorized as follows: 1 to 60, 61 to 180, 181 to 360, and more than 360 visits. Weight loss was defined as moving to a lower body mass index category. Total costs included paid amounts for both medical and pharmacy services. Results: Subjects with 181 to 360 and more than 360 visits were 46% (P = 0.05) and 72% (P = 0.01) more likely to have body mass index improvement compared with those with 1 to 60 visits. Compared with the mean annual cost of $13,267 for 1 to 60 visits, the mean for subjects with 61 to 180, 181 to 360, and more than 360 visits had significantly lower costs at $9538, $9332 and $8293, respectively (all P < 0.01). Higher attendance was associated with weight loss and significantly lower annual costs.
AB - Objective: To assess the impact of wellness center attendance on weight loss and costs. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using employee data, administrative claims, and electronic health records. A total of 3199 employees enrolled for 4 years (2007 to 2010) were included. Attendance was categorized as follows: 1 to 60, 61 to 180, 181 to 360, and more than 360 visits. Weight loss was defined as moving to a lower body mass index category. Total costs included paid amounts for both medical and pharmacy services. Results: Subjects with 181 to 360 and more than 360 visits were 46% (P = 0.05) and 72% (P = 0.01) more likely to have body mass index improvement compared with those with 1 to 60 visits. Compared with the mean annual cost of $13,267 for 1 to 60 visits, the mean for subjects with 61 to 180, 181 to 360, and more than 360 visits had significantly lower costs at $9538, $9332 and $8293, respectively (all P < 0.01). Higher attendance was associated with weight loss and significantly lower annual costs.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000392
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000392
M3 - Article
C2 - 25742528
AN - SCOPUS:84957951833
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 57
SP - 229
EP - 234
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 3
ER -