TABLE C-14Average Incremental Number of Days of Work Missed Because of Selected Pain Conditions

ConditionsModel 1Model 2Model 3
Moderate Pain1.871.701.70
Severe Pain5.925.014.99
Joint Pain0.440.360.35
Arthritis0.030.010.01
Functional Disability—1.381.35

NOTES: This analysis is based on the total noninstitutionalized adult subpopulation of the United States for individuals aged 24–64, who represented 156 million individuals as of 2008. Model 2 includes functional disability in addition to all the other control variables. Model 3 includes functional disability, asthma, and diabetes in addition to all the other control variables.

SOURCE: Based on authors’ calculations using the 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

From: Appendix C, The Economic Costs of Pain in the United States

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Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011.
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