The Economic Impact of Dietary Sodium Reduction in Canada
dc.contributor.advisor | McBrien, Kerry | |
dc.contributor.author | Qureshi, Hena | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Campbell, Norman | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Clement, Fiona | |
dc.date | 2018-02 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-18T20:41:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-18T20:41:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-12-21 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: To determine the cost-utility of dietary sodium reduction in the Canadian population, given on the anticipated effect on incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS: The Canadian Cardiovascular Disease Policy Model is a state transition model, which simulates CVD events, healthcare costs and consequences from the perspective of a publically funded healthcare system for the Canadian population. We evaluated the economic impact of reducing the dietary sodium intake of Canadian adults. RESULTS: Over a 50-year time horizon, reducing dietary sodium by 1800 mg/day is projected to reduce the cumulative incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke by 2.66% and 4.45% respectively, while decreasing the total number of myocardial infarctions and strokes by 2.23% and 4.45% respectively. The model predicted a decrease in overall mortality of 0.47%, a gain of 1.22 million QALYs, and a savings of $20.7 billion in healthcare costs. CONCLUSION: Reducing dietary sodium intake at the population level has the potenital to substantially decrease healthcare costs and improve health outcomes. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Qureshi, H. (2017). The Economic Impact of Dietary Sodium Reduction in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/5348 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/106267 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher.faculty | Cumming School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
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dc.subject | Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Disease Policy Model, High blood pressure, Dietary sodium reduction | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Education--Health | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Nutrition | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Public Health | en_US |
dc.title | The Economic Impact of Dietary Sodium Reduction in Canada | en_US |
dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Medicine – Community Health Sciences | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |
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