The Cost of Diabetes-Related Complications: Registry-Based Analysis of Days Absent from Work

Table 3

Estimation of additional days absent from work due to diabetes-related complications for individuals in the workforce (𝑛=14,746).

		First year of complication					Subsequent years of complications
		Proportion with specific		Average number of days			Proportion with specific		Average number of days
	ID	complication		absent from work		Additional absence	complication		absent from work		Additional absence
		Without	With	Without	With	days (95% CI)	Without	With	Without	With	days (95% CI)
		compl.	compl.	compl.	compl.		compl.	compl.	compl.	compl.
Myocardial infarction	1	14509	237	38	92	54.4 (43–66)	14154	355	38	56	18.9 (9–29)
Angina pectoris	2	14314	432	37	92	54.7 (46–63)	13466	848	36	51	14.9 (9–21)
Peripheral vascular disease	3	14598	148	38	103	65.2 (50–80)	14309	289	38	57	19.5 (9–30)
Ischaemic stroke	4	14522	224	38	125	87.9 (76–100)	14194	328	37	71	34.1 (24–44)
Heart failure	5	14586	160	38	111	73.0 (59–87)	14380	206	38	44	6.1 (−6–19)
Renal disease	6	14684	62	39	117	78.6 (56–102)	14595	89	38	60	21.0 (2–41)
Uninfected ulcer	7	14663	83	38	122	83.1 (63–103)	14529	134	38	84	45.6 (30–61)
Infected ulcer	8	14644	102	39	85	46.2 (28–64)	14382	262	38	49	10.4 (−1–21)
Neuropathy	9	14634	112	39	83	44.9 (28–62)	14216	418	38	55	16.8 (8–26)
Amputation	10	14688	58	38	143	104.4 (81–128)	14616	72	38	74	35.5 (14–57)