On Measurement of Avoidable and Unavoidable Cost of Alcohol: An Application of Method for Estimating Costs Due To Prior Consumption
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Summary, in English
This study estimates the avoidable and unavoidable costs of alcohol-related, liver cirrhosis inpatient care, controlling for the lag structure and period of decline in disease risk. Lag structures with different lengths are applied to the exposure to risk from alcohol consumption, which allows for differentiation between avoidable and unavoidable cases due to prior consumption. A lag length of 20 (men) and 23 (women) years (expected remaining life years) gives a total cost of 592 million SEK. Given alcohol consumption is reduced to zero, 72% of cost could potentially be avoided. It is important to account for the length and structure of the risk decline following a consumption change as this substantially affects the estimates.
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
2881-2895
Publication/Series
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
7
Issue
7
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
MDPI AG
Topic
- Environmental Health and Occupational Health
Keywords
- lag structure
- alcohol consumption
- avoidable costs
- liver cirrhosis
Status
Published
Research group
- Social Epidemiology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1660-4601