Variables and register-based data sets employed in the cost estimations in different age groups
| Variable | Data set and data-collection year | Age range (years) |
| Physical activity and sedentary behaviour rate | ||
| Accelerometer-measured physical activity | FINFIT 2017 (Finnish population study) Health 2011 (Finnish population study) | 20–69 70–84 |
| Accelerometer-measured sedentary behaviour | FINFIT 2017 (Finnish population study) Health 2011 (Finnish population study) | 20–69 70–84 |
| Self-reported physical activity | Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (1980–1992) | 15 |
| Direct costs | ||
| Non-communicable diseases* | Hospital-discharge register, 2016 Finnish Statistics on Medicines, 2016 Finnish Diabetes Association, 2011 Finnish Cancer Registry, 2016 | All |
| Institutional eldercare† | Hospital-discharge register for social welfare, 2016 | ≥65 |
| Indirect costs | ||
| Sickness-related absences and disability pension‡ | Social Insurance Institution of Finland, 2017 Finnish Diabetes Association, 2011 (type 2 diabetes) Finnish Centre for Pensions, 2017 (depression) | 15–64 |
| All-cause mortality | Causes of Death, 2016 | 15–64 |
| Unemployment benefits | Finnish Longitudinal Employer–Employee Data (FLEED), 2005–2012 | 28–47 |
| Income taxes | FLEED, 2005–2012 | 28–47 |
*Includes coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, colon cancer, stroke, depression (mild and moderate), fracture (proximal humerus, distal radius and hip) and back disorders (visits to a primary care physician).
†Includes Alzheimer’s disease, hip fracture and stroke.
‡Includes coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, colon cancer, stroke, depression, fracture and back disorders.