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Racial differences in lifetime healthcare costs associated with obesity-related multimorbidity among the U.S. population aged 40 years or older

2026-08-11

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<h4>Background</h4> Obesity is a costly cause of morbidity and disability. Previous research has well documented that Black persons bear a disproportionate financial burden of obesity-related multimorbidity (ORM); however, healthcare costs have not been examined over the lifespan. <h4>Objective</h4> Among U.S. general population age ≥40 years, we quantified racial difference in 1) lifetime healthcare costs (LHC’...

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10.64898/2026.08.09.26360041
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