Health care costs of physical inactivity in Canadian adults.
The purpose of this study was to provide a contemporary estimate of the health care cost of physical inactivity in Canadian adults. The health care cost was estimated using a prevalence-based approach. The estimated direct, indirect, and total health care costs of physical inactivity in Canada in 2009 were $2.4 billion, $4.3 billion, and $6.8 billion, respectively. These values represented 3.8%, 3.6%, and 3.7% of the overall health care costs.
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada. ian.janssen@queensu.ca
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior