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Economic burden of low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour in Finland
- Source :
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 76:677-684
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2022.
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Abstract
- BackgroundLow physical activity and high sedentary behaviour are unquestionably relevant for public health while also increasing direct and indirect costs.MethodsThe authors examined the direct and indirect costs attributable to low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour in Finland in 2017. Costs related to major non-communicable diseases drawn from Finnish registries covered direct costs (outpatient visits, days of inpatient care, medication and institutional eldercare) and indirect costs (sickness-related absences, disability pensions, unemployment benefits, all-cause mortality and losses of income tax revenue). Prevalences of low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour (≥8 hours per 16 waking hours) were based on self-reports among adolescents or accelerometer data among adults and the elderly from three Finnish population studies: FINFIT 2017, Health 2011 and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Cost calculations used adjusted population attributable fractions (PAF) and regression models. Total annual costs were obtained by multiplying PAF by the total costs of the given disease.ResultsThe total costs of low physical activity in Finland in 2017 came to approximately €3.2 billion, of which direct costs accounted for €683 million and indirect ones for €2.5 billion. Costs attributable to high sedentary behaviour totalled roughly €1.5 billion.ConclusionThe findings suggest that low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour levels create substantial societal costs. Therefore, actions intended to increase physical activity and reduce excessive sedentary behaviour throughout life may yield not only better health but also considerable savings to society.
- Subjects :
- kuolleisuus
Adult
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Financial Stress
liikunta
terveystaloustiede
sairauspoissaolot
istuminen
taloudelliset vaikutukset
Cost of Illness
tartuntataudit
terveysvaikutukset
Humans
Exercise
Finland
health care economics and organizations
Aged
sairastavuus
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
liikkumattomuus
Health Care Costs
3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health
kustannukset
työkyvyttömyyseläkkeet
Sedentary Behavior
fyysinen aktiivisuus
työkyvyttömyys
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14702738 and 0143005X
- Volume :
- 76
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....02b0af49a38b2a0ae6afd17b0d7fb919