Table 2. Base Case Results Cohort Model Comparing UK Migraine Population With General Populationa .
| Migraine Population | General Population | Incremental | Fiscal Impact | |
| Gross income from any employment | £249 956 | £257 391 | -£7434 | |
| Fiscal consequence | ||||
| Public sector absenteeism | -£7831 | -£1173 | -£6658 | 33.6% (loss) |
| Direct taxes from employment | £75 987 | £78 247 | -£2260 | 11.4% (loss) |
| Indirect taxes from employment | £30 995 | £31 916 | -£922 | 4.7% (loss) |
| Foregone corporation taxes | -£3895 | -£583 | -£3311 | 16.7% (loss) |
| Job seeker’s allowance | -£2035 | -£1344 | -£691 | 3.5% (loss) |
| Early retirement pension | -£1101 | -£1066 | -£35 | 0.2% (loss) |
| Disability pension | -£6336 | -£6312 | -£25 | 0.1% (loss) |
| Indirect tax from transfers | £922 | £915 | £7 | 0.0% (gain) |
| Healthcare costs | -£34 285 | -£28 357 | -£5929 | 29.9% (loss) |
| Total | £52 421 | £72 244 | -£19 823 | |
| Life-years | 14.371 | 14.371 | 0.00 | |
| Incremental costs per life-year with migraine | -£1379 |
Negative values represent monetary losses and positive values sources of revenue to the UK government.
aAll government costs and tax revenue were discounted at 3.5%.