[Absenteeism attributable to smoking in the Mexican Social Security Institute, 2006-2009].
OBJECTIVE
To calculate the absenteeism costs by lung cancer, cerebrovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute myocardial infarction attributable to smoking in the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the occupied population from 2006 to 2009.


METHODS
Productivity loss data from selected illnesses were obtained from IMSS records. The smoking attributable fraction was used, and extrapolation to occupied population was conducted.


RESULTS
IMSS paid $143.9 million pesos (2009 prices) attributable to smoking between 2006 and 2009. The productivity loss was $298.2 million pesos and $437.8 million pesos in the occupied population, attributable to smoking.


CONCLUSIONS
Tobacco smoking implies costs to the individual, families and society, which urge to strengthen policies contained in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by the WHO.
Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
Carlos Manuel
CM
Guerrero-López
Luz Myriam
LM
Reynales-Shigematsu
Jorge Alberto
JA
Jiménez-Ruiz
Roberto
R
Karam-Araujo
César Augusto
CA
Maldonado-Cruz
Rafael
R
Camacho-Solís
D000041:Absenteeism; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology