Percentage work disability (and full work disability) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by sex and age category in comparison with the Dutch population
| AS total | AS men | AS women | Dutch total | Dutch men | Dutch women | ||
| 15–25 years | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.2) | |
| 22–34 years | 15.3 (6.3) | 12.2 (4.1) | 22.2 (1.1) | 3.3 (2.7) | 2.9 (2.4) | 3.7 (3.0) | |
| 35–44 years | 27.0 (18.1) | 28.1 (14.1) | 24.6 (10.1) | 6.0 (4.2) | 6.5 (4.1) | 5.6 (4.3) | |
| 45–54 years | 41.7 (23.0) | 44.3 (24.1) | 34.4 (19.7) | 12.4 (8.5) | 15.4 (9.5) | 9.2 (7.4) | |
| 55–60 years | 57.6 (39.1) | 62.7 (43.3) | 44.0 (28.0) | 21.7 (17.4) | 29.7 (21.7) | 13.6 (11.7) | |
| Total group3-150 | 33.8 (18.7) | 36.1 (20.2) | 28.7 (15.2) | 7.0 (5.1) | 8.4 (5.6) | 5.6 (4.6) | |
| Adjusted ratio [95% CI] | 3.10 [2.77 to 3.42] | 2.88 [2.53 to 3.22] | 4.00 [3.12 to 4.87] | ||||
| (2.76 [2.32 to 3.20]) | (2.41 [1.97 to 2.85]) | (2.60 [1.74 to 3.46]) | |||||
| Adjusted3-151 rate | 21.8 (12.6) | 24.1 (13.7) | 22.6 (11.9) | ||||