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PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Volume 57, Issue 4, Pages 315-323Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.08.002
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Physical activity; Exercise; Health expenditures; Health care
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- Intramural CDC HHS [CC999999] Funding Source: Medline
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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., >= 150 minutes/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. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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