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. 2010 Mar 30;15(3):124–130. doi: 10.1186/2047-783X-15-3-124

Table 4.

Working days lost due to GERD during the preceding three months

Type of working days lost
(time frame: last three months)
Working patients No reduced productivity Reduced productivity P value
total (WPS) (WPS)
N = 249 N = 97 N = 152
total working days lost 1.35 (4.83) 0.57 (2.99) 1.84 (5.64) 0.02
working days lost with medical certificate 0.59 (2.79) 0.47 (2.64) 0.66 (2.88) 0.62
working days lost without medical certificate 0.76 (3.67) 0.09 (0.57) 1.18 (4.61) < 0.01