Health Services and Systems Research Program, Duke NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Dec;51(12):1367-73. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c2bb56.
To quantify the extent to which successful weight loss among overweight/obese employees translates into subsequent savings in medical expenditures and absenteeism.
This analysis relied on medical claims and absenteeism data collected from overweight/obese employees at 17 community colleges in North Carolina.
We find no evidence that participants achieving at least a 5% weight loss experienced reduced medical expenditures or lower absenteeism during the 12-month weight loss intervention or in the subsequent 2 years.
These results suggest that a quick return on investment from weight loss programs, even effective ones, is unlikely. Nevertheless, as with other employee benefit decisions, the decision about whether to offer weight loss programs should take into account many factors, such as employee health, in addition to the potential for a quick return on investment.
量化超重/肥胖员工成功减肥对医疗支出和旷工的后续节省程度。
本分析依赖于从北卡罗来纳州 17 所社区学院的超重/肥胖员工收集的医疗索赔和旷工数据。
我们没有发现证据表明参与者在 12 个月的减肥干预期间或随后的 2 年内至少减轻 5%体重的人减少了医疗支出或旷工。
这些结果表明，减肥计划的投资回报很快，即使是有效的，也不太可能。然而，与其他员工福利决策一样，是否提供减肥计划的决定除了投资回报的潜力外，还应考虑员工健康等诸多因素。
