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01-03-2015 | Original Article

Physical inactivity of adults and 1-year health care expenditures in Brazil

Authors: Jamile Sanches Codogno, Bruna Camilo Turi, Han C. G. Kemper, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Diego G. Destro Christofaro, Henrique Luiz Monteiro

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2015

Abstract

Objectives

To analyze the association between physical inactivity in different domains and direct public healthcare expenditures in adults and to identify whether the clustering of physical inactivity in different domains would contribute to increased public healthcare.

Methods

The sample composed of 963 adults randomly selected in a middle-size Brazilian city. Annual healthcare expenditure was estimated including all items registered in the medical records in the last 12 months prior to the interview. Habitual physical activity was estimated using Baecke questionnaire, which considers three components of physical activity (work, sports and leisure-time activities).

Results

Higher healthcare expenditures of medicines were associated with lower physical activity at work (OR 1.58 [1.06–2.35]), sport (OR 1.57 [1.12–2.18]) and physical inactivity in three domains (OR 2.12 [1.18–3.78]). Expenditures related to medicine (r = 0.109 [95 % CI 0.046–0.171]) and overall expenditures (r = 0.092 [95 % CI 0.029–0.155]) were related to physical inactivity, independently of age, sex, smoking, blood pressure and obesity.

Conclusions

Physically inactive subjects in different domains of physical activity have increased likelihood to be inserted at groups of higher healthcare expenditure.

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Title: Physical inactivity of adults and 1-year health care expenditures in Brazil
Authors: Jamile Sanches Codogno
Bruna Camilo Turi
Han C. G. Kemper
Rômulo Araújo Fernandes
Diego G. Destro Christofaro
Henrique Luiz Monteiro
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0657-z

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Physical inactivity of adults and 1-year health care expenditures in Brazil

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