Absenteeism and Employer Costs Associated With Chronic Diseases and Health Risk Factors in the US Workforce
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 13 — October 6, 2016
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Figure 1. Regression-adjusted number of excess missed workdays per year by chronic disease or risk factor from the full model, which controlled for industry and employee characteristics. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Abbreviation: MEPS, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
| Variable | No. of Excess Missed Workdays per Year (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|
| Medical Expenditure Panel Survey | |
| Smoking | 0.58 (0.25–0.92) |
| Physical inactivity | 0.63 (0.33–0.92) |
| Obesity | 1.02 (0.70–1.33) |
| Hypertension | 1.13 (0.84–1.42) |
| Diabetes | 1.03 (0.63–1.42) |
| MarketScan | |
| Smoking | 1.07 (0.83–1.31) |
| Physical inactivity | 1.94 (1.51–2.36) |
| Obesity | 0.59 (0.49–0.69) |
| Hypertension | 1.23 (1.06–1.41) |
| Diabetes | 1.35 (0.98–1.73) |
Figure 2. Regression-adjusted number of missed workdays per year. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Abbreviation: MEPS, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
| Survey Data Set | No. of Conditions | Any Risk Factor (Smoking, Obesity, or Physical Inactivity) | Chronic Disease (Hypertension or Diabetes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 or 1 | 2 or 3 | 4 or 5 | |||
| MarketScan, no. of missed workdays | 2.0 (−0.4 to 4.4) | 4.5 (1.5 to 7.5) | 8.6 (4.5 to 12.7) | 2.6 (−0.2 to 5.4) | 4.0 (0.9 to 7.1) |
| Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, no. of missed workdays | 2.3 (1.7 to 2.9) | 3.7 (3.0 to 4.4) | 4.4 (3.1 to 5.7) | 3.2 (2.6 to 3.8) | 3.7 (3.0 to 4.4) |
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