Laura A Blanciforti1. 1. Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory National, Division Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095Willowdale Road, Morgantown,WV 26505, USA. CBurchfiel@cdc.gov
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the economic burden associated with dermatitis in those aged 16 to 65 years and working in seven industry sectors (DW). METHODS: The 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the cost-of-illness method, which aggregates health care costs and productivity losses, were used. RESULTS: The economic burden of DW was ~$1.2 billion, representing 10.5% of the cost of all skin diseases and disorders (SDD). In all private industry (ie, the sum of the seven sectors examined), cost per employed person was ~$11 for DW and $109 for SDD. In the all-services sector, one of the seven examined, cost per employed person was ~$15 for DW and $113 for SDD. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first published estimate of the economic burden of DW, based on a representative sample of the US population.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the economic burden associated with dermatitis in those aged 16 to 65 years and working in seven industry sectors (DW). METHODS: The 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the cost-of-illness method, which aggregates health care costs and productivity losses, were used. RESULTS: The economic burden of DW was ~$1.2 billion, representing 10.5% of the cost of all skin diseases and disorders (SDD). In all private industry (ie, the sum of the seven sectors examined), cost per employed person was ~$11 for DW and $109 for SDD. In the all-services sector, one of the seven examined, cost per employed person was ~$15 for DW and $113 for SDD. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first published estimate of the economic burden of DW, based on a representative sample of the US population.
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