| Autor: |
Andrew J Palmer, Godfred O Boateng, Alison Hayes, Thomas Lung, Nadia Minicuci, Leigh Blizzard, Costan G Magnussen, Stella Lartey, Paul Kowal, Barbara de Graaff |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 9 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2059-7908 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003332 |
| Popis: |
Introduction Prior studies have revealed the increasing prevalence of obesity and its associated health effects among ageing adults in resource poor countries. However, no study has examined the long-term and economic impact of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we quantified the long-term impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy (LE), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and total direct healthcare costs.Methods A Markov simulation model projected health and economic outcomes associated with three categories of body mass index (BMI): healthy weight (18.5≤BMI |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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