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) |
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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 diseases | 1.0 | 702 | ||
Cancer (malignant and other neoplasms) | 4.1 | 2878 | ||
Cardiovascular diseases | 12.1 | 8494 | ||
Diseases related to physical inactivity | ||||
Ischaemic heart disease | 3.3 | 2287 | 23 | 526 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 4.1 | 2892 | 12 | 347 |
Breast cancer | 0.3 | 240 | 11 | 26 |
Colon/rectum cancer | 0.5 | 383 | 16 | 61 |
Diabetes mellitus | 1.0 | 675 | 15 | 101 |
Total | 9.2 | 6477 | 1062 | |
Musculoskeletal diseases | 7.8 | 5476 | ||
Mental and nervous system disorders | 25.0 | 17 550 | ||
Respiratory diseases | 6.2 | 4352 | ||
Injuries | 3.8 | 2668 | ||
Other | 40.0 | 28 080 | ||
Total | 100.0 | 70 200 |