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Impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years and lifetime costs in the adult population of Ghana
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Lartey, S and Si, L and Lung, T and Magnussen, CG and Boateng, GO and Minicuci, N and Kowal, P and Hayes, A and de Graaff, B and Blizzard, L and Palmer, AJ, Impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years and lifetime costs in the adult population of Ghana, BMJ Global Health, 5, (9) Article e003332. ISSN 2059-7908 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003332
Abstract
Methods: A Markov simulation model projected health and economic outcomes associated with three categories of body mass index (BMI): healthy weight (18.5≤BMI <25.0); overweight (25.0≤BMI < 30.0) and obese (BMI ≥30.0 kg/m2) in simulated adult cohorts over a 50-year time horizon from age fifty. Costs were estimated from government and patient perspectives, discounted 3% annually and reported in 2017 US$. Mortality rates from Ghanaian lifetables were adjusted by BMI-specific all-cause mortality HRs. Published input data were used from the 2014/2015 Ghana WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health data. Internal and external validity were assessed.
Results: From age 50 years, average (95% CI) remaining LE for females were 25.6 (95% CI: 25.4 to 25.8), 23.5 (95% CI: 23.3 to 23.7) and 21.3 (95% CI: 19.6 to 21.8) for healthy weight, overweight and obesity, respectively. In males, remaining LE were healthy weight (23.0; 95% CI: 22.8 to 23.2), overweight (20.7; 95% CI: 20.5 to 20.9) and obesity (17.6; 95% CI: 17.5 to 17.8). In females, QALYs for healthy weight were 23.0 (95% CI: 22.8 to 23.2), overweight, 21.0 (95% CI: 20.8 to 21.2) and obesity, 19.0 (95% CI: 18.8 to 19.7). The discounted total costs per female were US$619 (95% CI: 616 to 622), US$1298 (95% CI: 1290 to 1306) and US$2057 (95% CI: 2043 to 2071) for healthy weight, overweight and obesity, respectively. QALYs and costs were lower in males.
Conclusion: Overweight and obesity have substantial health and economic impacts, hence the urgent need for cost-effective preventive strategies in the Ghanaian population.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Ghana, obesity, WHO-SAGE Wave 2, life expectancy, QALYs, health economics, health services research, nutritional and metabolic disorders |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Lartey, S (Mrs Stella Lartey) |
UTAS Author: | Magnussen, CG (Associate Professor Costan Magnussen) |
UTAS Author: | de Graaff, B (Dr Barbara de Graaff) |
UTAS Author: | Blizzard, L (Professor Leigh Blizzard) |
UTAS Author: | Palmer, AJ (Professor Andrew Palmer) |
ID Code: | 141192 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2020-10-02 |
Last Modified: | 2020-11-09 |
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