Table 2.
Employment status at baseline in axial spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis populations (randomized sets, observed cases) a
| axSpA (n = 325) | AS (n = 178) | nr-axSpA (n = 147) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment status, n (%) | |||
| Employed outside the home | 225 (69.2) | 120 (67.4) | 105 (71.4) |
| Not employed outside home | |||
| Homemakers | 10 (3.1) | 4 (2.2) | 6 (4.1) |
| Retired | 18 (5.5) | 12 (6.7) | 6 (4.1) |
| Student | 19 (5.8) | 6 (3.4) | 13 (8.8) |
| Unable to work due to arthritis | 40 (12.3) | 28 (15.7) | 12 (8.2) |
| Unable to work due to non-arthritis-related health problems | 6 (1.8) | 5 (2.8) | 1 (0.7) |
| Other nonemployed status | 7 (2.2) | 3 (1.7) | 4 (2.7) |
| Job function if employed, n (%) | |||
| Nonmanual | 109 (48.4) | 53 (44.2) | 56 (53.3) |
| Mixed (manual and nonmanual) | 73 (32.4) | 40 (33.3) | 33 (31.4) |
| Manual with no supervisory duties | 43 (19.1) | 27 (22.5) | 16 (15.2) |
aAS, Ankylosing spondylitis; axSpA, Axial spondyloarthritis, nr-axSpA, Nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Employment status was captured through the Work Productivity Survey.