Variable | Category | % RA patients withdrawn from labour force after diagnosis (n=343) | % RA patients in paid employment at time of study (n=377) | |
Sex (%)1-150 | Male | 29.9 | 43.9 | |
Age at time of study (years)1-150 | 20–29 | 1.8 | 6.2 | |
30–39 | 10.2 | 14.9 | ||
40–49 | 27.5 | 42.7 | ||
50–59 | 60.2 | 36.2 | ||
Educational level1-150 | Primary | 52.0 | 32.5 | |
Secondary | 39.9 | 47.3 | ||
Higher vocational education/university | 8.1 | 20.2 | ||
Age at diagnosis of RA (years) | <20 | 8.2 | 9.6 | |
20–29 | 21.9 | 19.5 | ||
30–39 | 28.5 | 32.3 | ||
40–49 | 30.2 | 30.9 | ||
50–59 | 11.2 | 7.6 | ||
Disease duration at time of study (years)1-150 | 2–5 | 19.3 | 32.1 | |
6–10 | 23.9 | 32.8 | ||
11–15 | 17.8 | 17.3 | ||
16–20 | 17.0 | 9.5 | ||
>20 | 22.0 | 8.4 | ||
Disease activity1-150 | RADAI (mean 0–10) | 4.9 | 3.5 | |
Functional ability1-150 | HAQ (mean 0–3) | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
Duration of labour force participation after diagnosis with RA (years)1-150 | 0–1 | 45.4 | 1.7 | |
2–4 | 18.5 | 23.0 | ||
5–7 | 13.3 | 26.0 | ||
8–12 | 11.3 | 25.0 | ||
>12 | 11.5 | 24.3 | ||
Work disability pension | ⩾80% disabled | 68.9 | NA | |
<80% disabled1-150 | 25.5 | 14.4 |
↵1-150 Differences between group means and distributions are statistically significant (p<0.05).
NA = not applicable.