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The impact of health risks on medical expenses
Diet related health risks increase medical and productivity costs
Cost of medical care for COPD is high
Costs rise with increasing BMI
Diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol impact costs
Insomnia, a huge economic burden
Excess health risks contribute to employer costs
Medical claims costs rise with increasing BMI
Rheumatoid arthritis associated with high employer's health costs
Strong ROI for weight management programmes
Health risks identified and linked to higher medical care costs
Obesity increases medical and absenteeism costs
Painful medical conditions raise the cost of employees' medical claims
Medical charges increase with increasing BMI
Medical claims proportional to employee health risks
Medical costs drop as activity increases, regardless of BMI
High medical costs linked to overweight and obesity
High-risk health status associated with raised healthcare costs
Medical claims costs predicted using health risk appraisal data
Pharmaceutical costs linked to number and type of health risks
Healthcare costs predicted by modifiable risk factors
The impact of health risks on absence from work and productivity
Excessive sleepiness impairs health and productivity
The business costs of poor sleep
Worker productivity and performance is affected by waking up in the night
Insomnia predicts future sick leave
Fatigue-related lost productive time associated with high financial losses
High cost of diabetic neuropathy to US economy
Major depression and chronic pain linked to absenteeism
Productivity-related costs seriously impact full cost of health conditions
BMI linked to short-term disability and lost work days
Health-related productivity costs high for smokers
Job performance associated with health status of employees
Working conditions, strongly influence job performance
Absence rates and duration rise with number of risk factors
Bipolar disorder associated with high absence-related costs
Economic impact of presenteeism exceeds direct medical care costs
Good health status boosts employee productivity
Health risk factors and productivity linked to sizable loss
Obesity leads to lost productive time
Pain cripples work place performance
Health risk status and on-the-job productivity strongly linked
Pain leads to drop in productivity and financial losses
Poor sleep contributes to declines in productivity
Strong link between health risks and absence costs
Four or more health risk factors double risk of absenteeism
Health risk status influences employee compensation costs
Lack of exercise linked to raised illness-related absence
Medical conditions impair work performance
Obesity directly increases absenteeism
The business benefits of health promotion programmes
Effective interventions use established behaviour change methods
Employee wellness programmes provide excellent ROI
Engagement in a health promotion programme brings down medical costs
How and why employees use online health programmes
Online intervention increases fruit and vegetable consumption
Online weight intervention helps maintain long-term weight loss
Workplace wellness programme can generate savings and reduce absence
Activity interventions can improve health, absence rates and stress
Frequent health risk appraisal can improve employee health status
Online depression support helps recovery
Health promotion strategy lowers healthcare expenditure
Broad-spectrum fluorescent lighting linked to improved productivity
Employer-sponsored weight management programme a success
Health risks and productivity improve with health promotion
Smoking cessation strategy yields substantial ROI
Health risk appraisal essential for medical cost savings
Health risks strongly influence productivity
On-site fitness centre ups staff productivity and reduces absence
Small cuts in health risk lead to large savings
Work-based health promotion has strong positive financial impact
Small risk reductions cover costs of health promotion
Wellness programme coupled to positive changes in productivity
Health promotion scheme associated with reduced absenteeism
Musculoskeletal pain prevention programme associated with savings
Short-term disability absence cut by health promotion strategy
Chu B-C
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Costs rise with increasing BMI
