One-year healthcare utilisation and expenditure of overweight and non-overweight children: % users of different healthcare services and expenditures per user
| Healthcare service | Users % (n/N) | Expenditure per user (€/year)§¶ | |
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| General practice | |||
| Not overweight | 99.8 (1251/1253) | 102 (42) | 89 (77 – 108) |
| Overweight | 100 (80/80) | 110 (61) | 92 (80 – 118) |
| Dental care | |||
| Not overweight | 94.9 (1189/1253) | 132 (112) | 103 (55 – 169) |
| Overweight | 91.3 (73/80) | 130 (102) | 93 (68 – 171) |
| Hospital/specialist | |||
| Not overweight | 37.1 (465/1253) | 448 (756) | 211 (97 – 495) |
| Overweight | 48.8 * (39/80) | 498 (654) | 206 (113 – 550) |
| Prescribed medication | |||
| Not overweight | 45.2 (566/1253) | 128 (436) | 40 (19 – 89) |
| Overweight | 55.0 (44/80) | 103 (152) | 54 (21 – 128) |
| Allied healthcare† | |||
| Not overweight | 18.0 (225/1253) | 258 (204) | 204 (104 – 370) |
| Overweight | 21.3 (17/80) | 337 (292) | 235 (117 – 492) |
| Mental healthcare | |||
| Not overweight | 7.3 (91/1253) | 1389 (1602) | 640 (305 – 2149) |
| Overweight | 13.8 * (11/80) | 1528 (1992) | 558 (311 – 2231) |