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Published in final edited form as: Obes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Mar 3;6(3):e197–e206. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.02.007

Table III.

Population-level impact of excess body weight and depressive symptoms on absenteeism in our study sample

	Average Number of Days Missed from Work per Month Compared with Normal Weight and Non-depressed Women^*
BMI ≥25 kg/m²^*	0.48
PHQ ≥5	1.52
	Average Number of Days Missed from Work per 1000 person-years Compared with Normal Weight and Non-depressed
Women^* BMI ≥25 kg/m²^*	5,760
PHQ ≥5	18,240
	Number of Employed Women With the Condition in Our Sample
BMI ≥25 kg/m²^*	2,166
PHQ ≥5	1,260
	Total Number of Days Missed from Work Per Month Among Employed Women With the Condition in Our Sample
BMI ≥25 kg/m2^*	1,040
PHQ ≥5	1,915
	Total Number of Days Missed from Work Per Year Among Employed Women With the Condition in Our Sample
BMI ≥25 kg/m2^*	12,476
PHQ ≥5	22,982

Restricted to employed women only and adjusted for age, race, college education, current smoker, and Rx Risk score; BMI = body mass index; PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire measurement of depression (range of possible scores 0-27)