Table 2.
Estimated Annual Economic Burden Attributable to Tobacco Smoking, Excess Weight, Physical Inactivity, and Alcohol Use in Canada for Males and Females Ages 30 to 64 Years, 2013.
| % Population with RF | No. of Individuals with RF | Direct cost per individual with RF, $ [95% CI] | Indirect cost per individual with RF, $ [95% CI] | Total cost per individual with RF, $ [95% CI] | Total direct cost of RF, million $ [95% CI] | Total indirect cost of RF, million $ [95% CI] | Total cost of RF, million $ [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | ||||||||
| Tobacco smoking | ||||||||
| Light | 8.4 | 711,906 | 800 [732, 867] | 1,561 [1,397, 1,725] | 2,361 [2,129, 2,592] | 570 [521, 617] | 1,111 [995, 1,228] | 1,681 [1,516, 1,845] |
| Moderate | 8.0 | 679,508 | 1,322 [1,271, 1,374] | 2,555 [2,463, 2,647] | 3,877 [3,734, 4,020] | 898 [864, 933] | 1,736 [1,674, 1,798] | 2634 [2,537, 2,732] |
| Heavy | 10.1 | 861,961 | 1,625 [1,540, 1,714] | 3,115 [2,957, 3,278] | 4,740 [4,497, 4,992] | 1,401 [1,328, 1,478] | 2,685 [2,549, 2,825] | 4,086 [3,876, 4,303] |
| Subtotal: Male tobacco smoking | 26.4 | 2,253,376 | 1,273 [1,204, 1,344] | 2,455 [2,315, 2,597] | 3,728 [3,519, 3,941] | 2,868 [2,713, 3,028] | 5,533 [5,217, 5,852] | 8,401 [7,930, 8,880] |
| Excess weight | ||||||||
| Overweight | 44.3 | 3,774,383 | 203 [146, 253] | 568 [417, 693] | 771 [563, 946] | 766 [550, 955] | 2,144 [1,574, 2,617] | 2,910 [2,125, 3,571] |
| Obese | 21.3 | 1,819,411 | 737 [570, 897] | 1,685 [1,285, 2,057] | 2,422 [1,855, 2,954] | 1,340 [1,037, 1,632] | 3,066 [2,338, 3,743] | 4,407 [3,374, 5,375] |
| Subtotal: Male excess weight | 65.6 | 5,593,794 | 366 [284, 462] | 908 [699, 1,137] | 1,308 [983, 1,599] | 2,107 [1,587, 2,586] | 5,210 [3,912, 6,360] | 7,316 [5,499, 8,946] |
| Physical inactivity | 48.4 | 4,122,237 | 221 [175, 265] | 394 [313, 474] | 614 [488, 739] | 910 [723, 1,093] | 1,623 [1,290, 1,953] | 2,533 [2,013, 3,046] |
| Alcohol use | ||||||||
| Category I: Low | 61.0 | 5,202,459 | 78 [67, 88] | 202 [173, 223] | 280 [239, 311] | 408 [347, 456] | 1,051 [898, 1,162] | 1,458 [1,246, 1,618] |
| Category II: Hazardous | 7.6 | 648,815 | 493 [426, 569] | 1,076 [956, 1,198] | 1,569 [1,382, 1,767] | 320 [276, 369] | 698 [620, 777] | 1,018 [896, 1,146] |
| Category III: Harmful | 7.0 | 597,660 | 1,246 [1,141, 1,341] | 2,254 [1,985, 2,524] | 3,500 [3,126, 3,865] | 744 [682, 801] | 1,347 [1,186, 1,509] | 2,092 [1,869, 2,310] |
| Subtotal: Male alcohol use | 75.6 | 6,448,935 | 228 [203, 252] | 480 [419, 535] | 708 [622, 787] | 1,472 [1,306, 1,627] | 3,096 [2,705, 3,448] | 4,568 [4,011, 5,074] |
| Subtotal: Males | 7,357 [6,329, 8,334] | 15,462 [13,124, 17,612] | 22,818 [19,453, 25,946] | |||||
| Females | ||||||||
| Tobacco smoking | ||||||||
| Light | 8.6 | 736,735 | 610 [558, 663] | 1,166 [1,053, 1,282] | 1,776 [1,610, 1,945] | 450 [411, 489] | 859 [776, 944] | 1,309 [1,186, 1,433] |
| Moderate | 7.0 | 594,802 | 1,054 [1,008, 1,102] | 2,037 [1,949, 2,128] | 3,091 [2,958, 3,230] | 627 [600, 656] | 1,212 [1,160, 1,266] | 1,838 [1,759, 1,921] |
| Heavy | 4.6 | 389,818 | 1,665 [1,581, 1,759] | 3,213 [3,056, 3,387] | 4,878 [4,636, 5,147] | 649 [616, 686] | 1,252 [1,191, 1,320] | 1,901 [1,807, 2,006] |
| Subtotal: Female tobacco smoking | 20.2 | 1,721,355 | 1,002 [945, 1,063] | 1,931 [1,816, 2,051] | 2,933 [2,761, 3,114] | 1,725 [1,626, 1,830] | 3,323 [3,126, 3,530] | 5,048 [4,753, 5,360] |
| Excess weight | ||||||||
| Overweight | 27.0 | 2,308,326 | 297 [207, 383] | 775 [583, 954] | 1,072 [790, 1,337] | 686 [477, 883] | 1,789 [1,346, 2,202] | 2,475 [1,823, 3,086] |
| Obesity | 20.1 | 1,715,699 | 902 [678, 1,120] | 1,963 [1,541, 2,371] | 2,864 [2,219, 3,492] | 1,547 [1,163, 1,922] | 3,367 [2,644, 4,069] | 4,914 [3,807, 5,991] |
| Subtotal: Female excess weight | 47.1 | 4,024,025 | 366 [407, 697] | 908 [991, 1,558] | 1,836 [1,399, 2,256] | 2,233 [1,640, 2,805] | 5,156 [3,990, 6,271] | 7,390 [5,629, 9,077] |
| Physical inactive | 49.4 | 4,223,445 | 187 [143, 228] | 432 [332, 525] | 619 [474, 752] | 789 [603, 962] | 1,826 [1,400, 2,216] | 2,615 [2,003, 3,177] |
| Alcohol use | ||||||||
| Category I: Low | 53.2 | 4,542,791 | 36 [25, 42] | 89 [73, 101] | 125 [98, 143] | 165 [114, 192] | 405 [331, 458] | 569 [445, 649] |
| Category II: Hazardous | 5.6 | 479,167 | 282 [273, 309] | 573 [545, 620] | 855 [818, 929] | 135 [131, 148] | 275 [261, 297] | 410 [392, 445] |
| Category III: Harmful | 2.6 | 221,605 | 1,163 [1,013, 1,405] | 1,981 [1,607, 2,467] | 3,144 [2,621, 3,873] | 258 [225, 311] | 439 [356, 547] | 697 [581, 858] |
| Subtotal: Female alcohol use | 61.4 | 5,243,564 | 106 [90, 124] | 213 [181, 248] | 320 [270, 372] | 557 [470, 651] | 1,118 [948, 1,301] | 1,676 [1,417, 1,953] |
| Subtotal: Females | 5,304 [4,339, 6,248] | 11,424 [9,464, 13,319] | 16,728 [13,803, 19,567] | |||||
Note. RF = risk factor; CI = confidence interval. Adjusted for multiple RFs in one individual.