Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between exercise status and health-care-costs. Methods: A Tobit statistical estimation procedure was used to evaluate health costs associated with regular physical activity. Results: Females, nonexercisers, and subjects who were classified as high users of health care services had significantly (p=<.05) greater costs than males, exercisers and low users of health services. Conclusion: This study offers evidence that worksite wellness programming can facilitate adherence to exercise and that regular exercise may assist in the containment of health costs. However, further research is needed to verify these results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 43-51 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1999 |
