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

Table 2 Total Health Care Cost in WA and Potential Cost offsets from the GP intervention for Five Diseases where Physical Inactivity is risk factor

Diseases	*Health care cost WA* ^c *($ Million)*	*PIF*	*Potential Cost Offsets (Million $)*
Colon Cancer	45	0.123	6.0
Ischaemic Heart Disease	178	0.091	16.0
Stroke	109	0.167	18.0
Type 2 Diabetes	99	0.057	6.0
Depression	135	0.057	8.0
Total	566		53.0

c; costs expressed in terms 2003 prices were calculated from health system expenditure on disease injury in Australia, 2000-01.

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