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Inadequate physical activity and health care expenditures in the United States.

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Carlson, Susan A., Fulton, Janet E., Pratt, Michael, Yang, Zhou, Adams, E. Kathleen·2015·Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

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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., ≥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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Authors
Carlson, S. A., Fulton, J. E., Pratt, M., Yang, Z., & Adams, E. K.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Carlson, Susan A.
Venue
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-01
Volume
57
Issue
4
Pages
315-323
ISSN
0033-0620 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2000737708
Cited by
454
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 81 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 61 · 2016: 46 · 2015: 7
FWCI
25.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
physical inactivity, health care expenditure, physical activity guidelines, leisure-time physical activity, health care costs, National Health Interview Survey, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, walking difficulty
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Capital Expenditures, Demography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Public Health, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Exercise, Guidelines as Topic, Health Care Surveys, Social Validity, Research

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