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. 2016 Feb 4;26:15082. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.82

Table 3. Subgroup analyses of participants with self-reported allergic rhinitis, mean costs per individual/year in € (n=855).

N Direct costs Indirect costs absenteeism Indirect costs presenteeism Total costs
All 855 210.3 78.0 672.8 961.1
Age groups
 18–29 years 122 266.5 102.3 895.0 1,263.7
 30–44 years 305 184.8 74.1 574.9 833.6
 45–65 years 423 203.8 74.6 686.9 965.5
         
Gender
 Male 371 166.3 91.2 648.3 905.6
 Female 481 236.8 68.4 695.6 1,000.7
         
Working situation
 Full-time employment 554 174.2 99.3 840.6 1,114.2
 Part-time employment 144 244.1 80.8 766.9 1,091.8
 Full-time student 49 284.4 3.4 60.3 348.0
 Part-time student 11 169.7 23.8 1,508.3 1,701.8
 Other working situation 135 303.6 4.2 134.4 442.3
         
Smoking habits
 Never smoked 561 197.2 72.8 641.3 911.4
 Former smoker 222 243.2 60.9 799.0 1,103.1
 Current smoker 65 205.7 189.1 561.1 955.8
         
Diagnosis by doctor
 Allergic rhinitis 516 276.2 106.3 778.4 1,160.9
 Non-allergic nasal problems 33 308.4 48.5 1,057.2 1,414.1
 Asthma 187 402.8 160.2 772.2 1,335.2
 Eczema 146 345.3 87.5 736.0 1,168.6
 COPD 8 527.9 0.0 30.1 558.0
 None of these diagnoses 251 84.0 34.0 467.4 585.4

Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.