Work status in patients with early spondyloarthritis (SpA). All values are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
| Work Characteristics | n = 140 |
|---|---|
| Work status | |
| Paid job | 114 (81.4) |
| No paid job | 26 (18.6) |
| Ever paid job | 23 (16.4) |
| Never paid job | 3 (2.1) |
| Disease duration until stopping work, yrs, median (IQR) | 0.9 (−2.3–3.3) |
| Working hours | |
| Working days, per week, mean (SD) | 4.5 (1.0) |
| Working hours, per week, mean (SD) | 33.8 (9.2) |
| Full time | 72 (63.2) |
| Part time | 42 (36.8) |
| Working days, per week, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.9) |
| Number men/women working part time | 21 (50)/21 (50) |
| Importance of work for general well-being | |
| Importance of work in employed patients, median (IQR) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) |
| Work disability | |
| Not on work disability | 117 (83.6) |
| On work disability | 23 (16.4) |
| Because of SpA | 21 (15.0) |
| Because of other reason | 2 (1.4) |
IQR: interquartile range.