Table 2.

Cost estimation calculations

Types of cost	Cost estimation
Direct cost
Medical cost of hospitalisations	Death proportioniga * inpatient volumeiga * average healthcare costig * SAFiga
Indirect cost
Loss of productivity	Death proportioniga * inpatient volumeiga * average LOSig * Labour participation ratega * daily wagega * SAFiga
Premature deaths cost	Number of deathsga * labour participation ratega * total expected future earnings * SAFga
Smoking breaks	Total populationga * labour participation ratega * smoking prevalencega * wages by minutesga * number of smoking break * length of smoking break (min)

Here i=1,…,nth disease; j=gender; a=age group (5-year interval).

LOS, length of stay; SAF, smoking-attributable fraction.