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Other risk factors associated with lifestyle behaviours
that add to the direct costs of health care include high blood
pressure, high blood sugar levels (a precursor to Type 2
diabetes), alcohol use and a diet low in fruits and vegetables,
Krueger says. However, these additional risk factors are
more difficult to quantify and thus are not currently included
in Krueger's report.
Krueger's statistics were compiled from sources includ-
ing the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey and the
Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2012.
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$2.835
billion
$2.479
billion
projected total
costs in 2031
$3.525
( adjusted for inflation)
total costs
in 2012
total CoStS
foR women
billion
$3.182
billion
PRoJeCteD
total CoStS
foR women
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