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Table 4 Impact on work and indirect costs

From: Direct and indirect costs of cluster headache: a prospective analysis in a tertiary level headache centre

Diagnosis

ECH

(n = 77)

CCH

(n = 12)

Total

(n = 89)

p-value

Days off work (or study), n.

5.6 ± 7.9

(1–45)

15.2 ± 11.8

(5–45)

6.9 ± 9.1

(1–45)

<  0.0001

Days off work (or study) / bout duration, %

10.3 ± 6.4

(2–31)

4.2 ± 3.2

(1–12)

9.5 ± 6.4

(1–31)

0.000

Days with reduced productive capacity, n.

10.8 ± 14.0

(0–70)

46.3 ± 72.2

(0–220)

15.6 ± 31.3

(0–220)

N.S.

Days with reduced productive capacity / bout duration, %

18.1 ± 16.3

(0–52)

12.7 ± 19.8

(0–60)

17.4 ± 16.8

(0–60)

N.S.

Days off work (per bout)

€339 ± €680

(0–3678)

€879 ± €1694

(0–5603)

€434 ± €952

(0–5603)

N.S.

Days with reduced productive capacity (per bout)

€393 ± €1352

(0–11,648)

€2659 ± €7818

(0–29,501)

€792 ± €3541

(0–29,501)

N.S.

Total(per bout)

€732 ± €1.928

(0–15,326)

€3.538 ± €9420

(0–34,865)

€1226 ± €4374

(0–34,865)

N.S.

  1. CCH Chronic cluster headache, ECH Episodic cluster headache