Inpatient care utilisation and expenditure associated with objective physical activity: econometric analysis of the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease and mortality. The high prevalence of physical inactivity in the UK is likely to increase financial pressure on the National Health Service. The UK Biobank Study offered an opportunity to assess the impact of physical inactivity on healthcare use and spending using individual-level data and objective measures of physical activity. The objective of this study was to assess the associations between objectively measured physical activity levels and future inpatient days and costs in adults in the UK Biobank study.

Methods

We conducted an econometric analysis of the UK Biobank study, a large prospective cohort study. The participants (n = 86,066) were UK adults aged 43-79 who had provided sufficient valid accel

SUBMITTER: Heron L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10175475 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature