Table 5.

Prevalence ratio for stratified multivariable model examining the association between arthritis diagnosis and employment participation, by self-rated health.

	Employment Participation
	Higher self-rated health‡				Lower self-rated health‡‡
	N	PR	95% CI	SE	N	PR	95% CI	SE
Arthritis diagnosis vs. no arthritis diagnosis†	32,848	1.09	1.03 – 1.14	0.03	1,726	0.86	0.69 – 1.07	0.09

Note: † = Model controlling for sex, ethnicity, marital status, education, social participation restriction, comorbidities, body mass index, smoking status, serious psychological distress, specific functional limitations, number of doctor visits, health insurance; ‡ = higher self-rated health includes those who reported that their health was excellent, very good or good ; ‡‡ = lower self-rated health included those reporting that their health was fair or poor.