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Table 4 Health-adjusted life years gained and healthcare cost saving from reduction of population sitting time

From: Modelling the potential health and economic benefits of reducing population sitting time in Australia

 

Female

Mean (95% UI)

Male

Mean (95% UI)

Total

Mean (95% UI)

Scenario 1: 100% of adult population sat no more than 4 h daily

HALYs gained

9 695

(8 282 to 11 127)

7 517

(6 279 to 8 966)

17 211

(14 758 to 19 923)

Health care cost-saving

$110 M

($96 M to $123 M)

$75 M

($65 M to $85 M)

$185 M

($164 M to $205 M)

 

Scenario 2: 30% of persons in high SB group shifted to moderate SB

HALYs gained

1 225

(1 058 to 1 412)

1 030

(854 to 1 217)

2 255

(1 933 to 2 606)

Health care cost-offset

$14 M

($12 M to $16 M)

$10 M

($9 M to $12 M)

$24 M

($21 M to $27 M)

 

Scenario 3: 30% of persons in moderate SB group shifted to low SB

HALYs gained

935

(801 to 1 077)

642

(527 to 771)

1 578

(1 342 to 1 835)

Health care cost-offset

$11 M

($9 M to $12 M)

$6 M

($6 M to $7 M)

$17 M

($15 M to $19 M)

 

Scenario 4: A reduction in sitting time of 36.3 min daily across both high and moderate SB groups

HALYs gained

2 213

(1 692 to 2 833)

1 457

(1 078 to 1 898)

3 670

(2 796 to 4 701)

Health care cost-offset

$25 M

($19 M to $32 M)

$15 M

($18 M to $11 M)

$39 M

($30 M to $50 M)

  1. HALY  health-adjusted life year,  M million,  UI uncertainty interval,  $: Australian dollar 2019
  2. SB sedentary behaviour, High SB: sitting > 8 h daily; Moderate SB group: sitting between 4 – 8 h sitting daily; Low SB group: sitting < 4 h daily