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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2011 Jun 30;96(2):366–373.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.090

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.