Table 3.

Work productivity loss from presenteeism in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) participants with low and high fatigue as measured by BASDAI#1.

WLQ ScalesUnadjusted Mean WLQ ± SDAdjusted for Age, Sex, and Psoriatic Disease Activity*Adjusted for Age, Sex, Psoriatic Disease Activity*, and Depressed Mood
Low FatigueHigh FatiguepIncrease in WLQ for Each 1 Point Increase in BASDAI#1 ± SEpIncrease in WLQ for Each 1 Point Increase in BASDAI#1 ± SEp
WLQ productivity loss3.8 ± 4.38.5 ± 5.1< 0.0010.92 ± 0.20< 0.0010.82 ± 0.180.002
Time management21.8 ± 27.839.5 ± 27.4< 0.0013.34 ± 1.120.0043.00 ± 1.100.127
Mental-interpersonal10.7 ± 13.926.0 ± 22.3< 0.0012.87 ± 1.030.0072.91 ± 0.69< 0.001
Output9.1 ± 19.230.4 ± 27.3< 0.0013.27 ± 0.72< 0.0013.70 ± 0.690.004
Physical demands23.5 ± 26.230.4 ± 27.3< 0.0014.20 ± 1.03< 0.0012.63 ± 1.030.048
  • * Psoriatic activity measures included tender joint count, swollen joint count, enthesitis count, inflammatory back pain, PGA × BSA, and psoriasis pain and itch. WLQ: Work Limitations Questionnaire; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; PGA × BSA: the product of physician global assessment (PGA) and body surface area (BSA).