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. 2023 Jun 18;11(6):503–513. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12425

TABLE 2.

Work productivity and activity impairment: Scores and proportions reporting any health‐related WPAI for each of the different anatomical GI regions affected by DGBI.

Absenteeism Presenteeism Overall work impairment Activity impairment
Median (IQR) (%) Proportion reporting (%) Median (IQR) (%) Proportion reporting (%) Median (IQR) (%) Proportion reporting (%) Median (IQR) (%) Proportion reporting (%)
Esophageal disorders, n = 1058 0 (0–6.35) 29.9 20 (0–40) 63.7 20 (0–50) 67.3 30 (0–60) 73.9
Gastroduodenal disorders, n = 1729 0 (0–7.55) 31.3 20 (0–40) 63.4 20 (0–50.1) 67.3 30 (0–60) 74.4
Bowel disorders, n = 6107 0 (0–0) 19.3 10 (0–30) 50.7 10 (0–30) 54.2 10 (0–40) 61.9
Anorectal disorders, n = 1319 0 (0–4.26) 28.6 20 (0–30) 67.1 20 (0–50) 69.8 30 (10–50) 75.1

Note: One subject can have DGBI in several regions.

Abbreviations: DGBI, disorders of brain‐gut interaction; GI, gastrointestinal; IQR, interquartile range; WPAI, work productivity and activity impairment.