TABLE 3.
Average reduction in hours worked per week, hours worked per year, and annualized labor market productivity costs for caregivers of boys with DBMD
| Comparison with caregivers of children in the comparison group | Mean loss in work hours per week (95% confidence interval) | Mean loss in annualized work hours (95% confidence interval) | Total annual productivity costs (2020 U.S. dollars)a |
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| Mean | Lower limit | Upper limit | |||
| Overall | −6.4 (−8.2, −4.6) | −295.9 (−384.6, −207.3) | −$8816 | −$11,604 | −$6027 |
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| Severityb | |||||
| No ambulation loss | −1.0 (−3.2, 1.3) | −1.5 (−111.1, 108) | −$41 | −$3593 | $3511 |
| 0–3 y of ambulation loss | −10.7 (−14.8, −6.7) | −459.0 (−658.2, −259.8) | −$13,828 | −$20,124 | −$7533 |
| 4+ y of ambulation loss | −15.0 (−18.5, −11.5) | −809.4 (−977, −641.8) | −$23,995 | −$29,058 | −$18,931 |
a
Mean earnings by age and sex for the state and year of survey using Current Population Survey data were used to value loss in annualized work hours.
b
“No ambulation loss” includes individuals with DMD and BMD. Non-ambulatory categories include individuals with DMD.