Table 3.

Association between clinical characteristics of patients with early spondyloarthritis and working status.

VariablesUnivariableMultivariable
OR (CI)pOR (CI)p
Age0.96 (0.92–0.99)0.0280.98 (0.94–1.03)0.428
Male sex1.88 (0.78–4.53)0.159NS
Symptom duration0.97 (0.91–1.03)0.340NS
Education1.52 (1.03–2.25)0.0351.30 (0.78–2.14)0.312
BASFI, 0–100.61 (0.49–0.76)< 0.0010.92 (0.56–1.50)0.738
BASDAI, 0–100.69 (0.56–0.84)< 0.0011.25 (0.83–1.89)0.284
ASQoL, 0–180.78 (0.70–0.87)< 0.0010.76 (0.68–0.86)< 0.001
BASMI, 0–100.65 (0.51–0.82)< 0.0010.63 (0.47–0.84)0.002
MASES, 0–390.80 (0.71–0.90)< 0.0010.91 (0.79–1.05)0.186
mSASSS, 0–720.97 (0.93–1.01)0.142NS
ESR, mm/h, < 200.97 (0.94–1.00)0.064NS
  • Significant data are in bold face. BASFI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; ASQoL: Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life; BASMI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index; MASES: Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score; mSASSS: modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; NS: not significant.