Key result
Physical inactivity was directly responsible for 3% of disability-adjusted life years lost in the UK in 2002, with an estimated direct cost to the National Health Service of £1.06 billion.
Why the study?
What is the economic and health burden of disease related to physical inactivity in the UK?
Observational
What is the economic and health burden of disease related to physical inactivity in the UK?
Physical inactivity imposes a significant public health and economic burden in the UK, accounting for 3% of DALYs lost and £1.06 billion in direct NHS costs in 2002.
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Quantifies UK inactivity burden for policy; leaves open updated causal estimates in contemporary cohorts.
Allender et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Physical inactivity. Physical inactivity was evaluated on Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost and direct cost to the National Health Service. Physical inactivity was directly responsible for 3% of disability-adjusted life years lost in the UK in 2002, with an estimated direct cost to the National Health Service of £1.06 billion.
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