Cost-effectiveness implications of GP intervention to promote physical activity: evidence from Perth, Australia

Table 1 DALYs attributable to Five Diseases where Physical Inactivity is a Risk Factor in Western Australia (WA) and reduction in the Burden of Disease following GP advice

	*Total DALYs lost each year in WA* ^a	*PIF* ^b	*Potential Annual DALYs gained with GP intervention*
*Diseases*
Colon Cancer	5,721	0.123	703
Ischaemic Heart Disease	23,700	0.091	2,155
Stroke	10,655	0.167	1,776
Type 2 Diabetes	11,957	0.057	677
Depression	17,250	0.057	976
Total	69,281		6,286

a: calculated from the burden of disease and injury study in Australia in the year 2003.
b; based on relative risks of physical inactivity obtained form Burden of Disease and Injury study in Australia 1999.

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