Chenoweth David, Leutzinger Joe
J Phys Act Health. 2006 Apr;3(2):148-163. doi: 10.1123/jpah.3.2.148.
Physical inactivity and excess weight in American adults have reached epidemic levels. This article describes how cost data from previously conducted analyses in several states were used to quantify the costs of physical inactivity and excess weight among American adults.
Medical and workers' compensation cost data on selected medical conditions were obtained from various health plans and state agencies in seven states. Productivity loss norms were obtained from published studies.
The estimated financial burden which includes direct medical care, workers' compensation, and productivity loss costs among the seven states is $93.32 billion for physical inactivity and $94.33 billion for excess weight. The estimated nationwide cost of these risk factors is approximately $507 billion with projected costs exceeding $708 billion in 2008. Projected cost-savings of $31 billion per year could be realized with a 5% drop in these risk factors.
The cost of physical inactivity and excess weight among American adults is significant. More research on best-of-class interventions to curtail the high prevalence of these risk factors is needed.
美国成年人身体活动不足和超重现象已达到流行程度。本文描述了如何利用此前在几个州进行的分析得出的成本数据，来量化美国成年人身体活动不足和超重的成本。
从七个州的各种健康计划和州机构获取了选定医疗状况的医疗和工伤赔偿成本数据。生产率损失标准来自已发表的研究。
七个州中，包括直接医疗护理、工伤赔偿和生产率损失成本在内的估计经济负担，身体活动不足为933.2亿美元，超重为943.3亿美元。这些风险因素在全国范围内的估计成本约为5070亿美元，预计到2008年成本将超过7080亿美元。如果这些风险因素下降5%，每年可实现310亿美元的成本节约。
美国成年人身体活动不足和超重的成本很高。需要对减少这些风险因素高流行率的最佳干预措施进行更多研究。
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