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Table 3 Obesity related length of stay and hospital costs from 1997 to 2004 among adults and children

From: Length of stay and associated costs of obesity related hospital admissions in Ireland

 

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Total number of hospital bed days for obesity related illness

 

11388

16709

14833

15623

22187

27391

29059

25132

Cost per inpatient bed day (base year 2001)

 

388

401

407

432

477

497

520

538

Total hospital cost (Euromillions, fixed and variable)

 

4.4

6.7

6.0

6.7

10.6

13.6

15.1

13.5

Variable costs (Euromillions)

 

0.9

1.3

1.2

1.3

2.1

2.7

3.0

2.7