Prevalence-based estimations
Identify the prevalence of diseases incurred by obese individuals, the proportion of these diseases attributable to obesity (population attributable risk, or PAR), and their associated costs (direct costs attributable to obesity = PAR x average medical expenditure among all cases).
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Tackling obesity in the UK »Tackling obesity in the UK
Impacts of obesity »Impacts of obesity
A potentially unsustainable financial burden on the health system »A potentially unsustainable financial burden on the health system
What costs should be included in the financial analysis? »What costs should be included in the financial analysis?
How to estimate the costs? »How to estimate the costs?
Prevalence-based estimations
Data is readily available »Data is readily available
Results offer a snapshot of the annual cost of obesity »Results offer a snapshot of the annual cost of obesity
Risk of double counting costs »Risk of double counting costs
Risk of omitting emerging costs from new obesity-related diseases »Risk of omitting emerging costs from new obesity-related diseases
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