Productivity Loss and Medical Costs Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Among Employees Aged 18-64 Years With Large Employer-Sponsored Insurance.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate productivity losses and costs and medical costs due to type 2 diabetes (T2D) among employees aged 18-64 years.

Research design and methods

Using 2018-2019 MarketScan databases, we identified employees with T2D or no diabetes among those with records on workplace absences, short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD). We estimated per capita mean annual time loss attributable to T2D and its associated costs, calculated by multiplying time loss by average hourly wage. We estimated direct medical costs of T2D in total and by service type (inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drugs). We used two-part models (productivity losses and costs and inpatient and drug costs) and generalized linear models (total and outpatient costs) for overall an

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature