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. 2014 Jul 23;6:101–111. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S66696

Table 4.

Adjusted levels of work impairment and indirect cost of those with various insomnia symptoms and those without insomnia

Absenteeism %*
Presenteeism %*
Overall work impairment %*
Activity impairment %
Indirect costs*
Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
Difficulty falling asleep only (N=4,195) (A) 2.93 0.14 16.69CF 0.05 18.15CF 0.05 23.64F 0.03 $6,535CF 0.05
Waking several times only (N=2,586) (B) 3.41 0.16 14.59F 0.06 16.56F 0.06 21.80F 0.04 $5,960F 0.06
Waking up too early only (N=2,421) (C) 2.98 0.17 12.14AE 0.06 13.73AE 0.06 17.39 0.04 $4,944AEF 0.06
MOTN awakenings only (N=2,115) (D) 2.87 0.18 14.51F 0.07 15.88 0.07 21.73EF 0.04 $5,718 0.07
Poor quality of sleep only (N=1,512) (E) 2.87 0.19 17.29CF 0.08 18.57CF 0.07 25.60BCDF 0.05 $6,685CF 0.07
No insomnia (N=31,811) (F) 2.99 0.09 11.58ABDE 0.03 13.24ABE 0.03 17.45ABDE 0.02 $4,766ABE 0.03

Notes:

*

Calculated only for those who were currently employed (difficulty falling asleep only: N=2,374; waking several times only: N=1,450; waking up too early only: N=1,488; MOTN awakenings only: N=1,100; poor quality of sleep only: N=974; no insomnia: N=18,878). Superscript letters indicate which groups are significantly different from the reported adjusted mean (P<0.05). Indirect costs were on a per-employee annual basis. All reported means were adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, household income, BMI, alcohol use, smoking behavior, exercise behavior, and the CCI.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; MOTN, middle-of-the-night; SE, standard error.