Current and future costs of cancer attributable to insufficient leisure-time physical activity in Brazil.
PLoS One
; 18(7): e0287224, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-37428749
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Cancer is an increasing cause of death and disability in Brazil and a pivotal vector for growing health expenditures. Lower levels of leisure-time physical activity are associated with a higher risk of some cancers. We quantified the current and future cancer direct healthcare costs attributable to insufficient leisure-time physical activity in Brazil.METHODS:
We performed a macrosimulation model using (i) relative risks from meta-analyses; (ii) prevalence data of insufficient leisure-time physical activity in adults ≥ 20 years; (iii) national registries of healthcare costs of adults ≥ 30 years with cancer. We used simple linear regression to predict cancer costs as a function of time. We calculated the potential impact fraction (PIF) considering the theoretical-minimum-risk exposure and other counterfactual scenarios of physical activity prevalence.RESULTS:
We projected that the costs of breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancers may increase from US$ 630 million in 2018 to US$ 1.1 billion in 2030 and US$ 1.5 billion in 2040. The costs of cancer attributable to insufficient leisure-time physical activity may increase from US$ 43 million in 2018 to US$ 64 million in 2030. Increasing leisure-time physical activity could potentially save US$ 3 million to US$ 8.9 million in 2040 by reducing the prevalence of insufficient leisure-time physical activity in 2030.CONCLUSION:
Our results may be helpful to guide cancer prevention policies and programs in Brazil.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil