Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Breast Neoplasms / economics
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Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology*
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Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control
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Canada / epidemiology
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Cardiovascular Diseases / economics
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Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
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Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
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Colonic Neoplasms / economics
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Colonic Neoplasms / epidemiology*
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Colonic Neoplasms / prevention & control
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / economics
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / prevention & control
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Female
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Health Care Costs / trends*
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Humans
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Male
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Motor Activity*
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Osteoporosis / economics
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Osteoporosis / epidemiology
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Osteoporosis / prevention & control
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Risk Factors
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Sedentary Behavior*