“…Microsimulation models are becoming increasing popular in public health (Atella, Belotti, Carrino, & Piano Mortari, 2017;Goldman et al, 2009;Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Tysinger, Goldman, & Wong, 2017;Hennessy et al, 2015;Hunt et al, 2017;McPherson, Marsh, & Brown, 2007;Rogers et al, 2014). These models have been used to predict the future epidemiological and economic impacts of risk factors (e.g.…”