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. 2017 Aug 3;7(8):e013543. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013543

Table 4.

Annual costs spent and averted per disease state in 2035

In billions 2015 US$, discounted by 3.0% annually
State No intervention (CI) 20% reduction (CI) Difference (CI) 50% reduction (CI) Difference (CI)
Steatosis 6.48 (6.43–6.53) 6.40 (6.35–6.45) 0.08 (0.080–0.082) 6.23 (6.18–6.28) 0.25 (0.248–0.255)
NASH 5.26 (5.22–5.30) 4.89 (4.85–4.93) 0.37 (0.368–0.375) 4.11 (4.08–4.14) 1.15 (1.139–1.162)
Cirrhosis 7.00 (6.93–7.07) 6.22 (6.16–6.28) 0.78 (0.772–0.791) 4.60 (4.56–4.65) 2.40 (2.371–2.429)
HCC 5.10 (5.04–5.16) 4.55 (4.50–4.60) 0.55 (0.537–0.558) 3.40 (3.36–3.44) 1.70 (1.669–1.721)
CHD 162.2 (160.9–163.6) 160.1 (158.8–161.5) 2.09 (2.06–2.12) 155.7 (154.4–157.0) 6.51 (6.43–6.58)
T2D 200.0 (198.4–201.6) 195.9 (194.3–197.5) 4.07 (4.02–4.12) 187.4 (185.9–188.9) 12.59 (12.46–12.73)
Overweight 16.4 (16.3–16.5) 16.6 (16.5–16.8) -0.25 (-0.26− -0.25) 17.2 (17.1–17.3) -0.79 (-0.81− -0.78)
Obesity 52.7 (52.3–53.1) 50.1 (49.7–50.5) 2.59 (2.57–2.62) 44.7 (44.3–45.0) 8.03 (7.95–8.12)
Total 455.1 (451.4–458.9) 444.9 (441.2–448.5) 10.3 (10.2–10.4) 423.3 (419.8–426.8) 31.8 (31.5–32.2)

CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, 95% central coverage interval; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; T2D, type 2 diabetes.

Numbers might not add up due to rounding.