Economic benefits of reducing childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Australia.

IF 2.5 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Joseph Carrello, Thomas Lung, Louise A Baur, Alison Hayes
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Abstract

Objectives: The Australian Government, through the National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032, has set an aspirational goal of reducing the prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity by 5% by 2030 (from 25% to 20%). Our objective was to quantify the long-term economic benefits of achieving this goal.

Methods: Using a microsimulation model and a synthetic cohort of Australian children and adolescents aged 4-17 years, we estimated the excess per capita lifetime costs of overweight and obesity. Using these results and population projections for 2030, we estimated the potential lifetime cost savings that could be achieved through attaining the National Obesity Strategy goal.

Results: Compared with their peers of a healthy weight, children and adolescents with overweight and obesity were estimated to incur, per capita, excess lifetime costs (discounted) of approximately $19 700 and $46 700, respectively (in 2030 Australian dollars). Achieving the National Obesity Strategy's goal was estimated to save approximately $7.44 billion, predominantly through reductions in lifetime obesity-related healthcare costs and premature mortality.

Conclusion: Our results demonstrate the considerable economic benefits that could be achieved by reducing the current prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Australia; they provide justification for investment in prevention and treatment for this demographic.

减少澳大利亚儿童和青少年超重和肥胖症的经济效益。
目标:澳大利亚政府通过《2022-2032 年国家肥胖症战略》设定了一个宏伟目标,即到 2030 年将儿童和青少年超重和肥胖症患病率降低 5%(从 25% 降至 20%)。我们的目标是量化实现这一目标的长期经济效益:我们使用微观模拟模型和澳大利亚 4-17 岁儿童和青少年合成队列,估算了超重和肥胖的人均终生超额成本。利用这些结果和 2030 年的人口预测,我们估算了通过实现《国家肥胖症战略》目标而节省的潜在终生成本:与体重健康的同龄人相比,超重和肥胖儿童和青少年的人均终生超额成本(贴现)估计分别约为 19 700 澳元和 46 700 澳元(按 2030 年澳元计算)。据估计,实现《国家肥胖症战略》的目标可节省约 74.4 亿澳元,这主要是通过降低与肥胖症相关的终生医疗费用和过早死亡率实现的:我们的研究结果表明,降低目前澳大利亚儿童和青少年超重和肥胖症的发病率可带来可观的经济效益;这些结果为投资预防和治疗这一人群的肥胖症提供了依据。
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Public Health Research & Practice
Public Health Research & Practice PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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6.70
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发文量
51
审稿时长
20 weeks
期刊介绍: Public Health Research & Practice is an open-access, quarterly, online journal with a strong focus on the connection between research, policy and practice. It publishes innovative, high-quality papers that inform public health policy and practice, paying particular attention to innovations, data and perspectives from policy and practice. The journal is published by the Sax Institute, a national leader in promoting the use of research evidence in health policy. Formerly known as The NSW Public Health Bulletin, the journal has a long history. It was published by the NSW Ministry of Health for nearly a quarter of a century. Responsibility for its publication transferred to the Sax Institute in 2014, and the journal receives guidance from an expert editorial board.
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