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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Sep;57(9):943–951. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000520

TABLE 4.

Sensitivity Analysesa

Adjusted Meansb
Sensitivity Analysis N Control STAR ROIc

Include hours of paid time off taken 946 43,735.57 42,190.34 1.24
Include employee bonus in total compensation 946 32,169.69 30,098.49 2.00
Include 14 subjects with missing data on benefits 960 28,580.65 26,498.97 2.02
Change discount rate to 0% 946 29,042.93 27,149.32 1.74
Change discount rate to 6% 946 27,981.94 26,172.67 1.62
Increase costs of presenteeism by 20% 946 31,545.30 29,708.14 1.66
Decrease costs of presenteeism by 20% 946 25,469.02 23,570.17 1.75
Increase costs of health care utilization by 20% 946 28,673.27 26,827.92 1.67
Decrease costs of health care utilization by 20% 946 28,327.54 26,469.26 1.69
Increase costs of turnover to two times total compensation 946 32,653.15 30,099.41 2.70
Decrease costs of turnover to 1 time total compensation 946 24,365.79 23,151.75 0.76
a

Results from regression models with adjusted dependent variables. Dependent variables are expressed in US dollars (2011 prices).

b

Adjusted means of organizational costs computed using recycled predictions.

c

ROI calculated as ΔEΔCΔC, where ΔE is the marginal effect of STAR on organizational costs and ΔC is the marginal effect of STAR on intervention costs.

ROI, return on investment; STAR, support, transform, achieve, results.