Sociodemographic and socioeconomic differences in the use of anti-obesity medications: a register study among 282,307 Finnish adults
Authors' conclusion
AOM use was unevenly distributed in the study population, and reimbursement status was closely linked to the sociodemographic and socioeconomic differences in the AOM use.
Study context
- Population
- Adults employed by the City of Helsinki at any time during 1990–2025; 67% women, age 18–99 years
- Participants
- 282,307 adults
- Outcome
- Use of anti-obesity medications (AOMs), reimbursed and non-reimbursed
- Follow-up
- 2012–2025
Methodological detailslogistic regression analyses
- Logistic regression analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
AOM use
Used anti-obesity medications (AOMs)
4.8%
Used reimbursable AOMs
1.3%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic differences in the use of anti-obesity medications: a register study among 282,307 Finnish adults. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 9 September 2026. doi:10.
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