Cost analyses of obesity in Canada: scope, quality, and implications

Table 5 Summary of economic burden of excess weight in Canadian settings

Settings, Year	# of comorbidities	Direct cost	% Direct/ total cost	Indirect cost	Total	% total Canada’s direct health care expenditure
Canada, 1997	10	1.800			1.800
Alberta, 2005	22	0.630	49.5%	0.644	1.274
Canada, 2001	7	1.600	37.2%	2.700	4.300	2.2
Canada, 2006	18	6.000	54.5%	5.000	11.000	4.1
Ontario, 2000		0.175			0.175
Ontario, 1994		0.650			0.650
Ontario, 2000					N/A
Nova Scotia, 2006		0.295			0.295
Canada, 1997		11.082			11.082	12

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