Lifetime impact of being underweight or overweight/obese during childhood in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence about lifetime burden of child malnutrition. This study aimed to estimate the lifetime impact of being underweight or overweight/obese during childhood in Vietnam.

Methods

We developed a life table model in combination with a Markov model for Vietnamese children aged 5-19 years and simulated until they reached 75 years of age or died using published data. The starting year was 2019 and the model estimated number of deaths, years of life lived and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) with an annual discount rate of 3%. We performed scenario, one-way, and probabilistic sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of uncertainties in input parameters.

Results

The model estimated 9.68 million deaths (6.44 million men and 3.24 million women)

SUBMITTER: Baek Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981956 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature