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. 2023 Jul 24;89(1):49. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4079

Table 3.

Definitions and sources of data used in the cost of illness analysis.


VARIABLE DEFINITION SOURCE MEAN S.D.

Cost/DALY (ln) Cost of illness per DALY (USD; PPP adjusted; 2020 price level; natural log) Adapted from Christensen et al. (2020) 6.50 2.61

Severe disorders Binary variable indicating severe disorder (1 = severe; 0 = common) Christensen et al. (2020) 0.21 0.41

Productivity costs Binary variable indicating measure of productivity loss (1 = productivity loss; 0 = other costs) Christensen et al. (2020) 0.09 0.29

Societal costs Binary variable indicating measure of societal costs (1 = societal costs; 0 = other costs) Christensen et al. (2020) 0.46 0.50

GDP per capita (ln) GDP per capita (USD; PPP adjusted; 2020 price level; natural log) World Bank 10.80 0.55

Hazard exposure Composite index natural hazards (0–10) INFORM Risk 3.36 1.79

Air pollution Proportion of population exposed to PM2.5 air pollution levels exceeding WHO guideline value World Bank 11.58 6.28

Access to green space Proportion of population living in urban areas World Bank 78.46 10.40

PPP = Purchasing Power Parity.