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Table 3 Mean health-related productivity loss instrument outcomes for presenteeism across the four yearly periods

From: Four-year review of presenteeism data among employees of a large United States health care system: a retrospective prevalence study

Medical condition

Affected, No. (%)

Estimated daily productivity loss per person, mina

Estimated annual cost per person, $a

Estimated annual company cost, $a

Chronic back pain

631 (4.3)

16.7 (0.84)

1 920 (98)

1 210 000 (62 000)

Mental illness

44 (0.3)

16.6 (3.28)

2 100 (480)

94 000 (21 000)

General anxiety

743 (5.1)

16.2 (0.75)

1 920 (93)

1 430 000 (69 000)

Migraines or severe headaches

1 192 (8.2)

14.7 (0.60)

1 690 (70)

2 020 000 (83 000)

Neck pain

477 (3.3)

11.2 (0.68)

1 290 (80)

610 000 (38 000)

Depression

862 (5.9)

9.9 (0.57)

1 150 (66)

990 000 (57 000)

Autoimmune disease

283 (1.9)

9.5 (1.14)

1 090 (130)

310 000 (37 000)

Arthritis

1 124 (7.7)

8.2 (0.42)

930 (48)

1 040 000 (54 000)

Type I diabetes

78 (0.5)

6.5 (1.54)

710 (170)

56 000 (13 000)

Any allergies (including seasonal)

4 026 (27.6)

6.2 (0.19)

716 (23)

2 880 000 (92 000)

Respiratory (chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or sinusitis)

186 (1.3)

5.4 (0.88)

630 (106)

117 000 (20 000)

Digestive disorder

543 (3.7)

5.3 (0.47)

600 (54)

327 000 (30 000)

Pulmonary disease

21 (0.1)

4.1 (1.57)

450 (170)

10 000 (3 600)

Any cancer

285 (2.0)

3.4 (0.61)

410 (75)

118 000 (21 000)

Asthma

1 017 (7.0)

3.1 (0.26)

350 (30)

350 000 (31 000)

Type II diabetes

887 (6.1)

2.4 (0.29)

270 (33)

244 000 (29 000)

Seizure disorders

59 (0.4)

2.0 (0.87)

240 (103)

14 000 (6 000)

Heart disease

323 (2.2)

2.0 (0.36)

230 (42)

75 000 (14 000)

Other metabolic disease (thyroid, kidney/renal, liver)

948 (6.5)

1.6 (0.20)

179 (23)

169 000 (22 000)

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

3 208 (22.0)

1.1 (0.09)

126 (10)

400 000 (33 000)

Peripheral vascular disease

38 (0.3)

0.9 (0.41)

90 (48)

3 600 (1 800)

Cerebrovascular disease/stroke

34 (0.2)

0.8 (0.36)

90 (38)

2 900 (1 300)

  1. Data are presented in descending order of mean minutes of estimated daily productivity loss per person
  2. aData are reported with associated standard error
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