Table 4 Summary of Aggregate U.S. Health Burdens and Benefit-Cost Ratios with Sensitivity Analysis
From: Grocery food taxes and U.S. county obesity and diabetes rates
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | Diabetes | Total | |
| Aggregate U.S. health burdens (billions of USD) | |||
| Low estimate | 1.34 | 2.64 | 3.98 |
| (0.65, 2.03) | (0.56, 5.00) | (1.21, 7.03) | |
| Preferred estimate | 2.06 | 3.8 | 5.86 |
| (1.00, 3.11) | (0.81, 7.19) | (1.81, 10.30) | |
| High Estimate | 2.79 | 5.24 | 8.03 |
| (1.36, 4.23) | (1.11, 9.92) | (2.47, 14.15) | |
| Benefit-cost ratios (health benefits / cost of reduced tax revenue) | |||
| Low estimate | 0.434 | 0.855 | 1.289 |
| (0.211, 0.657) | (0.091, 1.619) | (0.302, 2.276) | |
| Preferred estimate | 0.666 | 1.23 | 1.896 |
| (0.324, 1.008) | (0.163, 2.329) | (0.487, 3.337) | |
| High Estimate | 0.905 | 1.696 | 2.601 |
| (0.440, 1.369) | (0.181, 3.212) | (0.621, 4.581) | |