Development and Validation of a Discrete Event Simulation Model to Evaluate the Cardiovascular Impact of Population Policies for Obesity.

Arantzazu ArrospideOliver IbarrondoIván CastillaIgor LarrañagaJavier Mar

Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2021)

This obesity simulation model evidenced good properties for estimating the long-term epidemiological and economic impact of policies to tackle obesity in Spain. The conceptual model could be implemented for other counties using country-specific input data.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
public health
high fat diet induced
weight gain
adipose tissue
machine learning