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Table 7 Productivity [WPAI] and severity level

From: COPD uncovered: an international survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] on a working age population

  

Severity

  

WPAI

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Total

 

% mean [CI]

%mean [CI]

% mean [CI]

% mean [CI]

 

n

n

n

n

Absenteeism

2.2%

8.3%

7.6%

4.6%

[% who missed work due

[1.2, 3.2]

[5.2, 11.5]

[2.1, 13.0]

[3.3, 5.9]

to COPD in the last week]

n = 383

n = 205

n = 54

n = 642

Presenteeism

5.2%

16.8%

18.9%

10%

[% who were affected in

[3.7, 6.7]

[12.6, 19.6]

[10.4, 27.3]

[8.3, 11.7]

the last week due to their

n = 405

n = 226

n = 62

n = 693

COPD]

    

Regular activities

5.9%

20.7%

32.3%

13.1%

[% who were affected

[4.1, 7.7]

[16.9, 24.4]

[22.8, 41.7]

[11.2, 15.0]

within the last week due

n = 405

n = 226

n = 62

n = 693

their COPD]

    
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