Inadequate Physical Activity and Health Care Expenditures in the United States

This study estimates the percentage of health care expenditures in the non-institutionalized United States (U.S.) adult population associated with levels of physical activity inadequate to meet current guidelines. Leisure-time physical activity data from the National Health Interview Survey (2004–20...

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Published in:Progress in cardiovascular diseases Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 315 - 323
Main Authors: Carlson, Susan A., Fulton, Janet E., Pratt, Michael, Yang, Zhou, Adams, E. Kathleen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2015
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
BMI
Body Mass Index
Capital Expenditures - statistics & numerical data
Cardiovascular
Demography
Exercise
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Health care
Health Care Surveys
Health expenditures
Humans
Male
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MEPS
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
National Health Interview Survey
NHIS
Physical activity
Public Health - economics
Public Health - methods
Public Health - statistics & numerical data
Social Validity, Research
Socioeconomic Factors
U.S
United States
United States
NHIS
Health care
Health expenditures
Exercise
Physical activity
U.S
BMI
MEPS
Body Mass Index
United States
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
National Health Interview Survey
ISSN:0033-0620, 1873-1740, 1532-8643, 1873-1740
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Summary:This study estimates the percentage of health care expenditures in the non-institutionalized United States (U.S.) adult population associated with levels of physical activity inadequate to meet current guidelines. Leisure-time physical activity data from the National Health Interview Survey (2004–2010) were merged with health care expenditure data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2006–2011). Health care expenditures for inactive (i.e., no physical activity) and insufficiently active adults (i.e., some physical activity but not enough to meet guidelines) were compared with active adults (i.e., ≥150minutes/week moderate-intensity equivalent activity) using an econometric model. Overall, 11.1% (95% CI: 7.3, 14.9) of aggregate health care expenditures were associated with inadequate physical activity (i.e., inactive and insufficiently active levels). When adults with any reported difficulty walking due to a health problem were excluded, 8.7% (95% CI: 5.2, 12.3) of aggregate health care expenditures were associated with inadequate physical activity. Increasing adults’ physical activity to meet guidelines may reduce U.S. health care expenditures.
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ISSN:0033-0620
1873-1740
1532-8643
1873-1740
DOI:10.1016/j.pcad.2014.08.002