TABLE 2.
Work productivity in symptomatic women with and without endometriosis.
| Work and productivity loss variables | Endometriosis (n = 745) |
Symptomatic control (n = 587) |
Unadjusted P value |
Adjusted P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||
| Weekly hours paid to work, mean (SD) | 39.2 (14.0) | 38.6 (12.1) | .44 | .047 |
| Weekly hours actually worked, mean (SD) | 24.9 (16.1) | 28.5 (25.0) | .01 | .32 |
| Work Productivity and Activity Impairment dimensions | ||||
| Absenteeismb | ||||
| %, mean (SD) | 11.2 (21.6) | 8.5 (20.0) | .069 | .58 |
| h/wk, mean (SD) | 4.4 (8.0) | 3.3 (8.4) | .24 | .82 |
| Presenteeismc | ||||
| %, mean (SD) | 25.8 (26.8) | 17.9 (22.1) | <.001 | .26 |
| h/wk, mean (SD) | 6.4 (7.9) | 5.1 (6.7) | .001 | .36 |
| Overall work productivity lossd | ||||
| %, mean (SD) | 32.3 (29.8) | 22.0 (25.1) | <.001 | .045 |
| h/wk, mean (SD) | 10.8 (12.2) | 8.4 (10.2) | <.001 | .032 |
| Activity impairmente | ||||
| %, mean (SD) | 28.5 (26.9) | 19.6 (23.4) | <.001 | .48 |
a
Variables adjusted for included educational attainment, marital status, type and number of symptoms, severity of pelvic pain, and comorbidity.
b
Time absent from work owing to symptoms.
c
Reduced effectiveness while on the job owing to symptoms.
d
Combination of absenteeism and presenteeism.
e
Reduced effectiveness while doing non-work-related activities, e.g., child care, exercise, housekeeping, etc.