| Number of patients |
254 |
228 |
| Number of Male (%) |
193 (76) |
167 (73) |
| Mean age in years (standard deviation) |
59.74 (12.3) |
46.73 (11.38) |
| Age<66 (% of patients) |
169 (66.5) |
215 (94.3) |
| Age retired (95% CI) |
53.59 (52.14–55.04) |
|
| Early retirement due to AS: No. of patients (% of patient) |
173 (74) |
|
| Gap (years) between usual & actual age of retirement For patients with early retirement due to AS
|
10.23 (8.59–11.89) |
|
| Gap (years) between usual & actual age of retirement For patients with early retirement not due to AS
|
7.18 (4.69–9.66) |
|
Mean comparison t-test p-value
|
0.049 |
| Mean hours/week actually worked (95% CI) (n) |
|
35.1 (32.93–37.29) n = 211 |
| Mean hours/week absent due to AS (95% CI) (n) |
|
|
|
For patients who were absent at least one hour
|
7.61 (4.1–11.13) (n = 31) |
|
For all patients in the job
|
1.15 (0.52–0.77) (n = 206) |
|
|
| Mean hours/week absent due to other reason (95% CI) (n) |
|
|
|
For patients who were absent at least one hour
|
13.26 (9.25–17.27) (n = 35) |
|
For all patients in the job
|
2.20 (1.27–3.12) (n = 211) |
|
|
| Total hours/week working (95% CI) (n) |
|
38.42 (36.52–40.32) (n = 211) |
| Productivity loss in daily regular activity (mean score on a 0–10 scale, higher values indicate higher loss) |
5.22 (4.88–5.58) (n = 254) |
3.28 (2.93–3.63) (n = 225) |
| Productivity loss in on-the-job work (mean score on a 0–10 scale, higher values indicate higher loss) |
|
2.19 (1.89–2.50) (n = 223) |
| BASDAI: Mean (95% CI) |
49.97 (46.79–53.15) |
38.56 (35.47–41.66) |
| BASFI: Mean (95% CI) |
58.29 (54.85–61.73) |
35.13 (31.82–38.45) |
| Health Status: Mean (95% CI) |
51.44 (48.51–54.37) |
66.12 (63.48–68.76) |
| EQ5D: Mean (95% CI) |
0.47 (0.43–0.52) |
0.68 (0.65–0.71) |
| AS Duration from diagnosis: Years (95% CI) |
23.59 (21.37–25.80) |
15.60 (13.94–17.26) |
| AS Duration from first symptom Years (95% CI) |
32.62 (30.47–34.78) |
23.67 (21.98–25.37) |
