FAIR
Health recently released a white paper on obesity and type 2 diabetes in
private claims data from 2011-2015. Here are some key findings from the report:
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Among preschoolers (ages 3-5), the
diabetes increase was 90% from 2011 to 2015.
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From 2011 to 2015, obesity diagnosis
grew by 191% for adults over age 22.
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In the age group 19-22 years, the
increase in obesity claim lines was 154%.
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Claim lines with a type 2 diabetes
diagnosis increased 109% for ages 0-22.
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Obstructive sleep apnea rose in the
pediatric population by 161%.
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Hypertension rose by 67% in the
pediatric population age 0-22.
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Source:
FAIR Health, January 2017
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