Table 4 Average days missed at work per year and its cost according to gender and body mass index
From: Obesity- attributable costs of absenteeism among working adults in Portugal
Average annual number of workdays absent due to health (95% CI) | Additional absent workdays compared to normal weight (95% CI) | Cost of absenteeism per employee/year (95% IC) | Additional cost of absenteeism per employee/year (95% IC) compared to normal weight (95% CI) | Cost of absenteeism due to obesity /year for Portugal | Additional cost of absenteeism due to obesity/year for Portugal compared to normal weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 7.3 (6.7–8.1) | 391.1 € (355.6 € 426.5€) | ||||
Normal weight | 6.4 (5.2–7.5) | 432.9.0 € (368.9.4€497.3€) | ||||
Overweight | 8.2 (7.0—9.4) | 1.8 (1.1–2.5) | 432.9.0€ (368.9.4€497.3€) | 41.8 € (6.78€- 89.4 €) | ||
Obese | 10.2 (8- 12.4) | 3.8 (3.1–4.5) | 551.5€ (429.0€- 674.0€) | 160.4€ (119.0€-201.7€) | 819 433,70 € | 238 326,69 € |
Men | ||||||
Normal weight | 4.5 (3.4–5.6) | 271.4€ (1201.3.5341.4€) | ||||
Overweight | 5.1 (3.8–6.3) | 0.5 (-0.5–1.5) | 325.3€ (245.19€- 405.40€) | 53.9 € (10.95€-118.7 €) | ||
Obese | 8 (4.7 -11.2) | 3.5 (2.46–4.5) | 521.5€ (307.7€- 735.3€) | 130.4 € (65.5€-195.2 €) | 774 858,889 € | 341 582,10 € |
Woman | ||||||
Normal weight | 7.4 (6.2–8.6) | 351.3 € (294.7€- 408.0€) | ||||
Overweight | 11.4 (9.2–13.5) | 4.0 (2.8–5.1) | 543.6 € 442.45€- 644.97€) | 192.3 € (138.7€-245.8 €) | ||
Obese | 12 (11.2–12.8) | 4.6 (3.4–5.7) | 575.0 € (434.2€-715.8€) | 223.7 € (170.1€-277.26€) | 854 350,64 € | 332 349,41 € |