BACKGROUND: After a dramatic increase in prevalence over several decades, obesity has become a major public health crisis in the United States. Research to date has consistently demonstrated a correlation between obesity and higher medical costs for a variety of U.S. subpopulations and specific categories of care. However, by examining associations rather than causal effects, previous studies likely underestimated the effect of obesity on medical expenditures. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the causal effect of obesity on direct medical care costs at the national and state levels.

There was a high incidence of AKP, and while the short term prognosis appears relatively good in the majority of cases as reflected in the median TDL, a large minority were medically discharged and held back in training. Further work should examine methods of reducing the disease burden of AKP in the Army, addressing areas such as aetiology, prevention and treatment.

DPNP is a significant complication of diabetes with multiple impacts for patient functioning and well-being, which increase the burden of disease.

BACKGROUND: Obesity, a multifactorial disease associated with many severe complications, affects more than 40% of adults in the United States.

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