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. 2020 Nov 24;39(1):81–97. doi: 10.1007/s40273-020-00986-4

Table 6.

Approach used to estimate productivity losses by disease area

Approach Cardiovascular and metabolic (n = 33) Immunology (n = 55) Central nervous system/psychiatry (n = 42) Oncology (n = 25) Respiratory/infectious (n = 27) Others (n = 26) Total (N = 208)
Human capital 10 (30%) 12 (22%) 10 (24%) 1 (4%) 8 (30%) 2 (8%) 43 (21%)
Friction cost 3 (9%) 2 (4%) 2 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%) 9 (4%)
Not reported 20 (61%) 41 (75%) 30 (71%) 24 (96%) 19 (70%) 22 (85%) 156 (75%)