國人飲用含糖飲料盛行率與其相關疾病之全民健保醫療費用估計

Translated title of the contribution: Prevalence of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and estimated National Health Insurance-related medical expenditures among Taiwanese people

Ya Hui Chang, Chin Li Lu, Yuu Hueih Hsu, Yueh Chen Li, Yi Chin Huang, Cherl C.Y. Moo, Li Jung Elizabeth Ku, Chung Yi Li

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Abstract

Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption in Taiwan and estimate the population attributable risk percentage (PAR%) to evaluate the medical care burden of SSB consumption. Methods: The prevalence of SSB consumption was calculated by age and sex according to data from the Taiwan Nutrition and Health Survey collected between 2013 and 2016. The disease-specific relative risks of SSB consumption were determined by reviewing the literature. The medical care costs of diseases attributable to SSB intake were estimated by multiplying PAR% by average annual medical expenditures from 2015 to 2017 according to data in the National Health Insurance Research Database. Results: Among the 10,443 enrollees in this study, 40% of children aged 3-12 years reported consuming sugar-sweetened juice in the preceding month; for adults aged 13-35 and ≥36 years, who had consumed SSB, the relevant percentages were 97% and 70%, respectively. Men reported higher SSB consumption than women did. The average annual health insurance medical expenditure attributable this SSB overconsumption was NT$8.7-23.3 billion (95% confidence interval: NT$4.9-32.4 billion). Conclusions: We identified a distinct and elevated pattern in the prevalence of SSB consumption among young people. Although we extracted the disease risk from the literature and did not consider the dose-response relationship between SSB consumption and disease, the results clearly indicate that SSB overconsumption is related to disease incidence; the corresponding increase in medical care burden is a critical health policy concern.

Translated title of the contributionPrevalence of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and estimated National Health Insurance-related medical expenditures among Taiwanese people
Original languageChinese (Traditional)
Pages (from-to)319-331
Number of pages13
JournalTaiwan Journal of Public Health
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jun

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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