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Table 2 Attributable Direct public health care procedures and costs for colon cancer by increasing physical activity in Brazil, 2015–2017a

From: Economic burden of colorectal and breast cancers attributable to lack of physical activity in Brazil

 

TMRE (≥8000 MET-min/week)

PA guidelines (≥600 MET-min/week)

Procedures, sex

Total

Attributable

Attributable

Number of Procedures

Costs (R$)

PPP

Number of Procedures

Costs (R$)

PPP

Number of Procedures

Costs (R$)

PPP

Hospitalization

 Both

43,061

95,493,424

45,444,206

7506

16,648,732

7,922,937

2045

4,522,081

2,152,006

 Men

21,320

46,235,648

22,003,005

3549

7,696,932

3,662,880

960

2,080,133

989,911

 Women

21,741

49,257,772

23,441,199

3957

8,951,800

4,260,057

1085

2,441,949

1,162,095

Chemotherapy

 Both

98,246

185,853,696

88,445,604

17,125

32,397,412

15,417,550

4649

8,794,968

4,185,423

 Men

48,101

91,059,408

43,334,109

8015

15,174,362

7,221,302

2170

4,107,295

1,954,614

 Women

50,146

94,794,296

45,111,499

9110

17,223,050

8,196,248

2479

4,687,673

2,230,809

Radiotherapy

 Both

680

579,535

275,794

119

101,072

48,099

32

27,439

13,058

 Men

321

276,443

131,556

54

46,122

21,949

15

12,565

5979

 Women

359

303,092

144,238

65

54,951

26,150

18

14,875

7079

Total

141,987

281,926,655

134,165,603

24,750

49,147,216

23,388,586

6726

13,344,488

6,350,486

  1. PPP Purchasing power parity in 2015–2017 (conversion factor 2.10); Colon cancer was defined as ICD C18; TMRE theoretical minimum risk exposure level scenario (population reaching ≥8000 MET-min/week); PA guidelines: population reaching at least 600 MET-min/week. aAverage of costs in 2015–2017