Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Interventions in the Early Years of Life
2019
This analysis estimated the long-term health benefits and health care cost-savings of reductions in body mass index (BMI) for the Australian population of children aged between 2 and 5 years.
A proportional multistate, multiple cohort, lifetable model estimated the health benefits and health care cost-savings related to hypothetical reductions in BMI, informed by a scoping review of systematic reviews reporting the effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions in preschool aged children.
Results suggested significant potential for cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions in preschool-aged children if intervention effect can be maintained. A relatively small population level reduction in BMI z-score in children aged 2 to 5 years would result in about 36,500 health-adjusted life years saved and health care cost-savings of approximately $301 million, if modelled over the lifetime.
Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Interventions in the Early Years of Life
Source:
Brown V, Ananthapavan J, Sonntag D et al. The Potential for Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Interventions in the Early Years of Life. Pediatric Obesity 2019; 14 (8): e12517. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12517
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