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. 2005 Dec 7;11(45):7148–7151. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7148

Table 2.

Loss of gross domestic product due to inability to work (IW) in patients with GERD under routine clinical care in Germany on the basis of three different frequency assumptions

Prevalence of GERD in the adult population 10% 15% 20 %
Total days of inability to work 2.97 million 4.46 million 5.94 million
Loss of gross domestic product 446 million € 668 million € 891 million €