Table 3.
Total HALYs Gained and Reductions in Healthcare Expenditure
| Outcomes by sex | Total HALYs gained over the lifetime, | Reduction in healthcare expenditure over the lifetime (in AUD), |
|---|---|---|
| mean (95% UIs) | mean (95% UIs) | |
| Anxiety | ||
| Female | 416,256 | 3,498,614,451 |
| (165,494–683,306) | (1,395,653,298–5,728,440,670) | |
| Male | 224,336 | 1,907,269,567 |
| (88,530–370,372) | (754,908,697–3,141,478,744) | |
| Both | 640,592 | 5,405,884,018 |
| (254,024–1,053,678) | (2,150,561,995–8,869,919,414) | |
| Depression | ||
| Female | 330,758 | 3,875,838,612 |
| (173,193–491,919) | (2,029,465,286–5,764,237,082) | |
| Male | 192,958 | 1,955,792,166 |
| (100,242–288,740) | (1,016,788,020–2,924,800,592) | |
| Both | 523,717 | 5,831,630,778 |
| (273,435–780,658) | (3,046,253,306–8,689,037,674) |
Note: Results for the modeled scenario: all people adhered to the physical activity guidelines in Australia.
AUD, Australian dollar; HALY, health-adjusted life-year; UI, uncertainty interval.