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. 2022 Apr 7;15(1):2045092. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2045092

Table 4.

Sensitivity analysis for cost of overweight and obesity in 2020, million rand (ZAR)

  Lower Estimate
Upper Estimate
Cancers Overweight Obesity Overweight Obesity
Breast 13 25 17 31
Prostate 22 9 27 11
Cervix 53 116 64 139
Colorectum 29 53 35 63
All cancers 117 203 142 244
CVDs/Endocrine        
Myocardial infarction 369 709 445 845
Diabetes 5,589 12,652 6,781 14,805
Hypertension 1,697 4,106 2,075 4,954
Stroke 125 359 158 448
IHD 202 483 246 583
All CVDs/Endocrine 7,983 18,310 9,705 21,635
Musculoskeletal Disorders        
Arthritis 1,183 1,888 1,418 2,234
Respiratory Diseases        
Asthma 85 240 105 292
Digestive Diseases        
Gallbladder /gallstones 83 276 101 331
All Disease Categories 9,452 20,917 11,472 24,735