A workplace physical activity program at a public university in Mexico can reduce medical costs associated with type 2 diabetes and hypertension Un programa de actividad física en el lugar de trabajo en una universidad pública de México puede reducir los costos médicos asociados a la diabetes tipo 2 e hipertensión

• Main Authors: Pablo Méndez-Hernández (Author), Darina Dosamantes-Carrasco (Author), Carole Siani (Author), Yvonne N Flores (Author), Armando Arredondo (Author), Irma Lumbreras-Delgado (Author), Víctor M Granados-García (Author), Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez (Author), Katia Gallegos-Carrillo (Author), Jorge Salmerón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a workplace leisure physical activity program on healthcare expenditures for type 2 diabetes and hypertension treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We assessed a workplace program's potential to reduce costs by multiplying the annual healthcare costs of patients wi...