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Are "worse outcomes" controlled for lifestyle choices, demographics, and obesity? Or is it a stepping stone to a soapbox?
by jquery 9y ago
Are "worse outcomes" controlled for lifestyle choices, demographics, and obesity? Or is it a stepping stone to a soapbox?
- toomuchtodo 9y agoLife expectancy, infant mortality, and quality of care. http://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0011_health-outcomes http://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0011_health-outcomes Americans being "fat", sedentary, and certain demographics having expensive chronic illnesses aren't the cause (except perhaps heart attack mortality, which I'm not going to spend the time this evening digging into), if that's your implication.
- Tempest1981 9y agoI saw the chart, but I don't see how it shows the causes. Why don't unhealthy lifestyles and obesity cost us more?