Table 3

 Percentage of total National Health Service costs attributable to different diseases in 1992–3 and 2001–2

Cause% of NHS Total costs 1992–3(£ millions)Costs 2002(£ millions)PAF for DALYs lost within specific disease to physical inactivity*Cost owing to physical inactivity(£ millions)
DALY, Disability Adjusted Life Years; NHS, National Health Service; PAF, population attributable fraction.
Note: Diseases related to physical inactivity are a subset of the cardiovascular disease group.
*Attributable DALYs lost within disease due to physical inactivity as a percentage of total DALYs lost to disease.
Infectious diseases1.0702
Cancer (malignant and other neoplasms)4.12878
Cardiovascular diseases12.18494
Diseases related to physical inactivity
    Ischaemic heart disease3.3228723526
    Cerebrovascular disease4.1289212347
    Breast cancer0.32401126
    Colon/rectum cancer0.53831661
    Diabetes mellitus1.067515101
    Total9.264771062
Musculoskeletal diseases7.85476
Mental and nervous system disorders25.017 550
Respiratory diseases6.24352
Injuries3.82668
Other40.028 080
Total100.070 200