The Relationship Between Health Risks and Health and Productivity Costs Among Employees at Pepsi Bottling Group

Objective: To evaluate relationships between modifiable health risks and costs and measure potential cost savings from risk reduction programs. Methods: Health risk information from active Pepsi Bottling Group employees who completed health risk assessments between 2004 and 2006 (N = 11,217) were li...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2010-05, Vol.52 (5), p.519-527
Main Authors: Henke, Rachel M., Carls, Ginger S., Short, Meghan E., Pei, Xiaofei, Wang, Shaohung, Moley, Susan, Sullivan, Mark, Goetzel, Ron Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Carbonated Beverages
Cost estimates
Cost reduction
Cross-Sectional Studies
Efficiency, Organizational - economics
Female
Health Care Costs - trends
Health risk assessment
Humans
Industry
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Multivariate analysis
Occupational health
Occupational medicine
Organizational Case Studies
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Reduction Behavior
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: To evaluate relationships between modifiable health risks and costs and measure potential cost savings from risk reduction programs. Methods: Health risk information from active Pepsi Bottling Group employees who completed health risk assessments between 2004 and 2006 (N = 11,217) were linked to medical care, workers' compensation, and short-term disability cost data. Ten health risks were examined. Multivariate analyses were performed to estimate costs associated with having high risk, holding demographics, and other risks constant. Potential savings from risk reduction were estimated. Results: High risk for weight, blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol had the greatest impact on total costs. A one-percentage point annual reduction in the health risks assessed would yield annual per capita savings of $83.02 to $103.39. Conclusions: Targeted programs that address modifiable health risks are expected to produce substantial cost reductions in multiple benefit categories.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181dce655