Effects of a Lifestyle-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Medical Expenditure in Japanese Adults: A Community-Based Retrospective Study

• 久野, 譜也

• Yoshizawa, Yasuyo

• Kim, Junghoon

• Kuno, Shinya

Abstract

Background. This study aimed to investigate whether a lifestyle-based physical activity program could contribute to reduced medical expenditure. Methods. The study participants were 60 adults aged 63.1 (standard deviation, 4.4) years in the intervention group; the case-control group consisted of 300 adults who were randomly selected from Japan’s national health insurance system. This community-based retrospective study incorporated a 3-year follow-up. Results. The total and outpatient medical expenditure in the intervention group were significantly lower than in the control group: total expenditure, $US640.4/year; outpatient expenditure, $369.1/year. The odds ratio for outpatient visiting was 6.47-fold higher in the control than in the intervention group. Conclusion. Our study suggests that a health program to promote physical activity can result in reduced total medical expenditure, outpatient medical expenditure, and possibly also inpatient medical expenditure.

Journal

• BioMed Research International

  BioMed Research International 2016 7530105-, 2016

  Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Keywords

• General Immunology and Microbiology
• General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• General Medicine

Details

• CRID: 1050001202560284416
• NII Article ID: 120007129505
• ISSN: 23146133
• ISSN: 23146141
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/7530105
• HANDLE: 2241/00143802
• Web Site: https://tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/39134
• Web Site: http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2016/7530105.pdf
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• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: journal article
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