Cost-effectiveness of physical activity interventions in adolescents: model development and illustration using two exemplar interventions

Objective To develop a model to assess the long-term costs and health outcomes of physical activity interventions targeting adolescents. Design A Markov cohort simulation model was constructed with the intention of being capable of estimating long-term costs and health impacts of changes in activity levels during adolescence. The model parameters were informed by published literature and the analysis took a National Health Service perspective...