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Heald A, Stedman M, Fryer AA, Davies MB, Rutter MK, Gibson JM, Whyte M. Counting the lifetime cost of obesity: Analysis based on national England data. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:1464-1478. [PMID: 38312024 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
AIM Obesity has a significant impact on all-cause mortality rate and overall health care resource use (HCRU). These outcomes are also strongly linked to age, sex and local deprivation of the population. We aimed to establish the lifetime costs of obesity by demographic group/geographic area using published mortality rates and HCRU use for integrated care boards (ICB) in England in the context of costs of therapeutic intervention. METHODS Population and expected mortality rates by age, sex and deprivation were obtained from national data. Obesity class prevalence was taken from the health of the nation study. The published impact of obesity by age, group, sex and deprivation on mortality and HCRU were applied to estimate life years lost and lifetime HCRU [by sex, age band and body mass index (BMI) class for each ICB]. The year 2019 was chosen as the study basis data to avoid influences of COVID-19 pandemic on obesity rates with application of 2022/23 HCRU values. Outcomes including prevalence, deaths, life years lost, HCRU and lifetime HCRU were compared by age and sex groups across four BMI classes normal/underweight (BMI <25 kg/m2 ), overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2 ), obese class I and II (30-39.9 kg/m2 ), and obese class III (≥40), with benchmarking being set against all population being BMI <25 kg/m2 overall and by each of the 42 ICBs. We also associated future life with deaths to provide an estimate of 'future life years lost' occurring each year. RESULTS Total population aged >16 years was 45.4 million (51% female). PREVALENCE 13.7 million (28% of the total adult population) had a BMI ≥30 mg/m2 and BMI ≥40 kg/m2 were 1.50 million (12%) of these 1.0 million (68%) were female and of these 0.6 million 40% were women aged 16-49 years. In addition, 35% of those with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 were in the top deprivation quintile (i.e. overall 20%). Mortality was based on expected deaths of 518K/year, and modelling suggested that if a BMI <25 kg/m2 was achieved in all individuals, the death rate would fall by 63K to 455K/year for the English population (12% reduction). For those with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 the predicted reduction was 12K deaths (54% lower); while in those aged 16-49 years with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 72% of deaths were linked to obesity. For future life years lost, we estimated 2.5 years were lost in people with BMI 30-39.9 kg/m2 6.7 years when BMI ≥40 kg/m2 . However, for those aged 16-49 years with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 , 8.3 years were lost. HCRU, for weight reduction, the annual HCRU decrease from BMI ≥40 kg/m2 to BMI 30-39.9 kg/m2 was £342 per person and from BMI 30-39.9 to 25-29.9 kg/m2 the reduction was £316/person. However, lifetime costs were similar because of reduced life expectancy for obese individuals. In quality adjusted life years (QALY), overall, 791 689 future life years were lost (13.1% of all) in people with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and were related to excess weight. When the NICE £30 000 per QALY value was applied to the estimated total 791 689 future life years lost then the potential QALY value reduction lost was equivalent to £24 billion/year or £522/person in the obese population. For morbidly obese men and women the potential QALY value lost was £2864/person/year. Regarding geography, across the 42 ICBs, we observed significant variation in the prevalence of BMI ≥40 (1.8%-4.3%), excess mortality (11.6%-15.4%) and HCRU linked to higher BMI (7.2%-8.8%). The areas with the greatest impact on HCRU were in the north-west, north-east and Midlands of England, while the south shows less impact. CONCLUSION The expected increases in annual HCRU because of obesity, when considered over a lifetime, are being mitigated by the increased mortality of obese individuals. Our data suggest that simple short-term HCRU reduction brought about through BMI reduction will be insufficient to fund additional specialist weight reduction interventions. The HRCUs associated with BMI are not in most cases related to short-term health conditions. They are a cumulative result over a number of years, so for age 16-49 years reducing BMI from ≥40 to 30-39.9 kg/m2 might show an annual decrease in HCRU/person by £325/year for women and £80/year for men but this might not have immediately occurred within that year. For those aged >70 years reducing BMI from ≥40 to 30-39.9 kg/m2 might show an annual decrease in HCRU/person by £777/year for women and £796/year for men but also may not be manifest within that year. However, for the morbidly obese men and women, the potential QALY value lost was £2864 per person per year with the potential for these funds to be applied to intensive weight management programmes, including pharmacotherapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adrian Heald
- The School of Medicine and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester University, Manchester, UK
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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- The School of Medicine and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester University, Manchester, UK
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Zhong Q, Tan Y, Chen W, Huang H, Huang J, Li S, Teng Z, Shen M, Wu C, Wang L, Cao S, Chen J, Wu H, Tang H. Disease burden of schizophrenia patients visiting a Chinese regional mental health centre. J Comp Eff Res 2020; 9:469-481. [PMID: 32301625 DOI: 10.2217/cer-2019-0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Aim & methods: A decision-analytic model was constructed to simulate a real-world cohort of Chinese patients visiting a Chinese regional mental health center for long-term health outcomes and direct medical costs. Results: When compared with age and gender-matched general population, the Chinese patients with schizophrenia were associated with reduced overall survival by 20.6 years (27.6 vs 48.2 years) and reduced quality-adjusted life years (QALY) by 18.4 QALY (18.4 vs 36.8 QALY), respectively, and increased lifetime direct medical costs by about three-times (US$84,324 vs 33,387 as of 31 December 2017) on average. Conclusion: The burden of schizophrenia was mainly driven by the mortality associated with relapsed schizophrenia and direct medical costs for schizophrenia in local mental health rehabilitation institutes.
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- Qiuping Zhong
- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Changde Recovery Hospital, Changde, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Changsha Normin Health Technology Ltd, Changsha, China.,Normin Health Consulting Ltd, Toronto, Ontario L5R 0E9, Canada
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- Changsha Normin Health Technology Ltd, Changsha, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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