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 |
Variables adjusted for included educational attainment, marital status, type and number of symptoms, severity of pelvic pain, and comorbidity.
Time absent from work owing to symptoms.
Reduced effectiveness while on the job owing to symptoms.
Combination of absenteeism and presenteeism.
Reduced effectiveness while doing non-work-related activities, e.g., child care, exercise, housekeeping, etc.