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. 2019 Sep 8;182(4):1007–1016. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18296

Table 4.

Comparison of work productivity outcomes, presented by level of severity in respondents with atopic dermatitis (AD) and regions and total population

Outcome variable AD severity (PO‐SCORAD)
Mild Moderate Severe Severe 1 Severe 2 Severe 3+
PO‐SCORAD < 25 PO‐SCORAD 25–50 PO‐SCORAD > 50 PO‐SCORAD 51–60 PO‐SCORAD 61–70 PO‐SCORAD 71+
n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD
Absenteeism (%)
Europe 48 2·0 ± 9·9 255 5·1 ± 15·1 87 10·9 ± 18·6 43 7·0 ± 13·7 31 12·1 ± 19·0 13 21·1 ± 27·4
U.S.A. 22 2·4 ± 10·7 208 3·2 ± 12·4 81 9·7 ± 20·4 47 6·1 ± 15·7 23 16·6 ± 28·1 11 10·5 ± 17·1
Total 70 2·1 ± 10·1 463 4·2 ± 14·0 168 10·3 ± 19·5 90 6·5 ± 14·7 54 14·0 ± 23·2 24 16·3 ± 23·4
Presenteeism (%)
Europe 48 2·9 ± 7·7 255 22·1 ± 24·2 87 43·5 ± 30·2 43 38·4 ± 28·9 31 45·8 ± 29·6 13 54·6 ± 34·3
U.S.A. 22 6·4 ± 12·9 208 22·0 ± 22·9 81 43·3 ± 26·7 47 41·3 ± 26·3 23 47·7 ± 28·1 11 42·7 ± 26·9
Total 70 4·0 ± 9·7 463 22·0 ± 23·6 168 43·4 ± 28·5 90 39·9 ± 27·4 54 46·6 ± 28·8 24 49·2 ± 31·1
Overall work impairment (%)
Europe 48 4·8 ± 12·7 255 24·4 ± 27·4 87 47·6 ± 30·7 43 41·2 ± 29·4 31 51·6 ± 28·6 13 59·0 ± 36·8
U.S.A. 22 8·7 ± 15·9 208 23·7 ± 25·1 81 47·4 ± 28·7 47 44·1 ± 27·0 23 54·8 ± 31·5 11 46·3 ± 29·7
Total 70 6·0 ± 13·8 463 24·1 ± 26·4 168 47·5 ± 29·7 90 42·7 ± 28·1 54 53·0 ± 29·6 24 53·2 ± 33·6
Activity impairment (%)
Europe 84 6·6 ± 12·0 413 26·3 ± 24·4 135 52·4 ± 27·4 62 44·2 ± 24·4 46 52·8 ± 24·9 27 70·4 ± 30·2
U.S.A. 50 12·0 ± 18·3 412 24·8 ± 24·8 138 52·5 ± 26·7 79 47·5 ± 25·1 37 54·9 ± 29·5 22 66·4 ± 22·8
Total 134 8·6 ± 14·8 825 25·5 ± 24·6 273 52·4 ± 27·0 141 46·0 ± 24·8 83 53·7 ± 26·9 49 68·6 ± 26·9

PO‐SCORAD, Patient‐Oriented Scoring Atopic Dermatitis. Europe represents France, Germany and the U.K.