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Table 4 The cost-benefit analysis for 3 different interventions

From: Cost–utility and cost–benefit analyses of school-based obesity prevention program

Intervention type

Intervention costs (¥ ($))

Costs of lost productivity averted (¥ ($))

Medical care costs averted (¥ ($))

Net benefit (¥ ($))

Cost-benefit ratio

CNP

398,851.8 (57,060.3)

422,184.4 (60,398.3)

50,327.0 (7199.9)

73,659.6 (10,537.9)

1:1.2

NE

63,679.4 (9110.1)

42,654.0 (6102.1)

4511.5 (645.4)

−16,513.9(− 2362.5)

1:0.7

PA

58,345.2 (8346.9)

22,028.9 (3151.5)

3341.0 (478.0)

−32,975.3(− 4717.5)

1:0.4

  1. CNP comprehensive interventions including both nutrition education and physical activity, NE nutrition education, PA physical activity