Table 1. Factors related to employment loss in SLE working at the time of diagnosis
| Socio-demographic factors | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Gender (female vs male) | 0.9 | 0.4-2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2-1.8 | 0.4 |
| Race (black vs white) | 3.8 | 2.0-7.2 | <0.0001 | 3.2 | 1.5-6.5 | 0.002 |
| Age at Diagnosis (per 5 years increase) | 1.1 | 0.97-1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1-1.4 | 0.007 |
| Education (per year increase) | 0.8 | 0.7-0.8 | <0.0001 | 0.8 | 0.7-0.8 | <0.0001 |
| Disease Duration (per 5 years increase) | 1.0 | 0.9-1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0-1.4 | 0.06 |
*Adjusted for other covariates in the table.