Table 2 |
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Estimate of costs and benefits from egg consumption |
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Condition |
Annual Costs/Benefits Associated with Egg Consumption Base case (Minimum, Maximum) |
Comments |
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CHD |
$469 M ($117 M to $978 M) |
Medical and nonmedical costs |
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AMD |
-$958 M (-$7.95 M to -$2.99B) |
Medical and nonmedical (caregiving, assistive devices) costs |
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Cataract |
-$2.21B (-$151 M to -$5.28B) |
Medical costs only, includes two common complications |
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Sarcopenia |
-$129 M (-$60.4 M to -$227 M) |
Medical costs only |
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NTD |
-$4.68 M (-$2.63 M to -$7.31 M) |
Hospital charges |
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Schmier et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009 7:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-7-7 |
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