Table 2

Work outcomes and therapy per country

CountriesNumber of patients
n (% total)
Employed patients
n (% total)
Absenteeism
Mean (SD)
(0–100)
Presenteeism
Mean (SD)
(0–100)
Argentina162 (5)104 (64)11.9 (26.9)20.7 (27.6)
Belgium31 (1)21 (68)8.3 (25.7)26.5 (23.4)
Canada36 (1)30 (83)8.2 (21.4)26.6 (26.8)
China224 (7)131 (58)11.1 (23.8)38.4 (26.3)
Colombia33 (1)9 (28)19.7 (21.6)38.9 (26.7)
Egypt205 (7)129 (63)15.9 (29.7)36.5 (26.9)
France257 (8)163 (65)14.1 (31.1)26.6 (26.5)
Germany156 (5)86 (55)53.1 (46.4)42.3 (28.6)
Italy179 (6)143 (80)2.0 (9.1)22.9 (23.4)
Japan109 (4)85 (79)5.6 (18.0)17.8 (23.0)
Mexico57 (2)37 (66)9.0 (18.6)18.9 (29.7)
Morocco94 (3)35 (37)34.6 (38.3)41 (23.2)
Netherlands125 (4)97 (78)2.8 (11.9)21.8 (23.1)
Portugal57 (2)36 (64)14.6 (34.4)23.1 (28.0)
Russia192 (6)119 (62)31.6 (41.7)40.4 (23.3)
Singapore166 (5)135 (81)3.3 (14.2)26.6 (22.2)
South Korea188 (6)87 (47)1.2 (4.7)22.6 (24.7)
Spain191 (6)111 (58)5.6 (21.1)19.4 (21.8)
Taiwan186 (6)130 (70)6.1 (16.2)34.1 (25.6)
Turkey192 (6)103 (54)6.5 (15.9)30.7 (29.3)
UK154 (5)92 (60)16.9 (32.0)29.9 (28.3)
USA120 (4)60 (50)9.9 (32.6)28.1 (28.8)
Total3114 (100)1943 (62.7)11.9 (27.7)
(n=1900)
28.3 (26.4)
(n=1773)
  • Absenteeism: percentage of time (0%–100%) missed from work due to a health problem; presenteeism, percentage of unproductive time (0%–100%) at work due to a health problem. Missings <5%: absenteeism; missings 5%–10%: presenteeism.