Research Article

Impact of Allergic Contact Dermatitis on the Quality of Life and Work Productivity

Table 5

Association between presenteeism and variables studied after multiple linear regression.

Initial Model Final Model

VariablesBp95% confidence intervalBp95% confidence interval
Inferior limitSuperior limitInferior limitSuperior limit

Female-0.0260.71-10.57.19
Medical history0.070.22-1.476.24
Lifestyle-0.040.47-4.602.15
Activities sectors-0.040.44-0.910.41
Localization0.020.66-3.425.39
Clinical forms0.030.53-1.372.63
Occupational consequences0.070.20-1.175.41
Number of relapses > 10-0.050.41-4.161.71
Treatment-0.100.07-26.61.31-0.100.05-26.250.08
Time between patch tests and diagnosis-0.110.05-6.260.08-0.120.02-6.13-0.51
DLQI0.240.0011.194.400.25<10-31.394.37
Overall work productivity loss0.200.0030.070.350.200.0010.080.34
Daily activity impairment0.46<10−332.858.990.45<10-332.4857.41

P: degree of significance.
B: regression coefficient.