Obesity is not only a medical disorder but is also found to affect the normal life of an individual. The medical expenditure incurred annually by a regular employee who is obese is much more as compared to a normal person. Studies reveal that about 73 billion dollars is spent annually for these workers. They are also found to be less productive during work primarily due to their health disorders.
Obese people in this article refer to those individuals whose BMI, or body mass index, is more than 40. While the per capita cost of an obese woman was almost $17,000 a year, an obese male incurred an expenditure of more than $15,000 annually.
The total sum of 73 billion dollars accounts to hiring about 1.8 million professionals with an annual salary of $42,000 each. This is the average yearly wage of a US worker.
The absenteeism levels of obese people are found to be much more than a worker with normal weight. In addition, the average time that an employee takes to settle down in his workplace after his arrival at the office is found to be higher in obese people. This also means that the concentration levels are lower wherein the employee tends to repeat certain jobs as he or she does not do it properly the first time. Fatigue levels are higher and hence, the individual is slower than the normal while performing tasks. The actual productive time where the employee achieves the targets are also found to be lower in the case of obese people.
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