Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand
Abstract Objective: To estimate the costs of health care and lost productivity attributable to overweight and obesity in New Zealand (NZ) in 2006. Methods: A prevalence‐based approach to costing was used in which costs were calculated for all cases of disease in the year 2006. Population attributabl...
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| description | Abstract Objective: To estimate the costs of health care and lost productivity attributable to overweight and obesity in New Zealand (NZ) in 2006. Methods: A prevalence‐based approach to costing was used in which costs were calculated for all cases of disease in the year 2006. Population attributable fractions (PAFs) were calculated based on the relative risks obtained from large cohort studies and the prevalence of overweight and obesity. For each disease, the PAF was multiplied by the total health care cost. The costs of lost productivity associated with premature mortality were estimated using both the Human Capital approach (HCA) and Friction Cost approach (FCA). Results: Health care costs attributable to overweight and obesity were estimated to be NZ$624m or 4.4% of New Zealand's total health care expenditure in 2006. The costs of lost productivity using the FCA were estimated to be NZ$98m and NZ$225m using the HCA. The combined costs of health care and lost productivity using the FCA were $722m and $849m using the HCA. Conclusion: The cost burden of overweight and obesity in NZ is considerable. Implications: Policies and interventions are urgently needed to reduce the prevalence of obesity thereby decreasing these substantial costs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3088979ff65748a7a8e532be6cd95a9d2023-09-02T10:24:26ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052012-12-0136655055610.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00931.xHealth care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New ZealandAnita Lal0Marj Moodie1Toni Ashton2Mohammad Siahpush3Boyd Swinburn4Deakin Health Economics, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, VictoriaDeakin Health Economics, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, VictoriaNational Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New ZealandDepartment of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United StatesWHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Population Health Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, VictoriaAbstract Objective: To estimate the costs of health care and lost productivity attributable to overweight and obesity in New Zealand (NZ) in 2006. Methods: A prevalence‐based approach to costing was used in which costs were calculated for all cases of disease in the year 2006. Population attributable fractions (PAFs) were calculated based on the relative risks obtained from large cohort studies and the prevalence of overweight and obesity. For each disease, the PAF was multiplied by the total health care cost. The costs of lost productivity associated with premature mortality were estimated using both the Human Capital approach (HCA) and Friction Cost approach (FCA). Results: Health care costs attributable to overweight and obesity were estimated to be NZ$624m or 4.4% of New Zealand's total health care expenditure in 2006. The costs of lost productivity using the FCA were estimated to be NZ$98m and NZ$225m using the HCA. The combined costs of health care and lost productivity using the FCA were $722m and $849m using the HCA. Conclusion: The cost burden of overweight and obesity in NZ is considerable. Implications: Policies and interventions are urgently needed to reduce the prevalence of obesity thereby decreasing these substantial costs.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00931.xobesityhealth care costslost productivity costs |
| spellingShingle | Anita Lal Marj Moodie Toni Ashton Mohammad Siahpush Boyd Swinburn Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health obesity health care costs lost productivity costs |
| title | Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand |
| title_full | Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand |
| title_short | Health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in New Zealand |
| title_sort | health care and lost productivity costs of overweight and obesity in new zealand |
| topic | obesity health care costs lost productivity costs |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00931.x |
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