Table 1.
Baseline demographics and disease characteristics in the overall study population and split by employment status
| Characteristic | Overall (N = 1,038) | Employed (n = 444) | Not Employed (n = 594) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 58.0 ± 14.7 | 51.1 ± 11.9 | 63.2 ± 14.6 | <0.0001 |
| Gender | 0.1363 | |||
| Female | 773 (74.5) | 341 (76.8) | 432 (72.7) | |
| Male | 265 (25.5) | 103 (23.2) | 162 (27.3) | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.5423 | |||
| Asian | 17 (1.6) | 8 (1.8) | 9 (1.5) | |
| Black | 24 (2.3) | 8 (1.8) | 16 (2.7) | |
| Caucasian | 959 (92.4) | 413 (93.0) | 546 (91.9) | |
| Hispanic | 34 (3.3) | 15 (3.4) | 19 (3.2) | |
| Other/Native American | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.7) | |
| Employment status | <0.0001 | |||
| Employed full‐time | 309 (29.8) | 309 (69.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Employed part‐time | 67 (6.5) | 67 (15.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Self‐employed | 61 (5.9) | 61 (13.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Disabled | 123 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 123 (20.7) | |
| Retired | 339 (32.7) | 0 (0) | 339 (57.1) | |
| Other | 139 (13.4) | 7 (1.6) | 132 (22.2)a | |
| Education level | <0.0001 | |||
| Less than a high school diploma | 41 (3.9) | 6 (1.4) | 35 (5.9) | |
| High school graduate/some college | 518 (49.9) | 174 (39.2) | 344 (57.9) | |
| Associate/bachelor's degree | 315 (30.3) | 178 (40.1) | 137 (23.1) | |
| Advanced degree (masters, doctoral, professional) | 147 (14.2) | 82 (18.5) | 65 (10.9) | |
| Other | 17 (1.6) | 4 (0.9) | 13 (2.2) | |
| Marital status | <0.0001 | |||
| Single | 126 (12.1) | 69 (15.5) | 57 (9.6) | |
| Married | 638 (61.5) | 286 (64.4) | 352 (59.3) | |
| Divorced | 145 (14.0) | 56 (12.6) | 89 (15.0) | |
| Living together | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Separated | 14 (1.3) | 6 (1.4) | 8 (1.3) | |
| Widowed | 108 (10.4) | 21 (4.7) | 87 (14.6) | |
| Other | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Annual income, USD | <0.0001 | |||
| <$25,000 | 208 (20.0) | 43 (9.7) | 165 (27.8) | |
| $25,001–50,000 | 157 (15.1) | 77 (17.3) | 80 (13.5) | |
| $50,001–75,000 | 107 (10.3) | 52 (11.7) | 55 (9.3) | |
| $75,001–100,000 | 51 (4.9) | 31 (7.0) | 20 (3.4) | |
| $100,001–125,000 | 33 (3.2) | 19 (4.3) | 14 (2.4) | |
| $125,001–150,000 | 27 (2.6) | 20 (4.5) | 7 (1.2) | |
| >$150,000 | 30 (2.9) | 24 (5.4) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Did not disclose | 425 (40.9) | 178 (40.1) | 247 (41.6) | |
| Age at symptom onset, years | 49.0 ± 16.7 | 43.2 ± 13.6 | 53.4 ± 17.5 | <0.0001 |
| Time from CD onset to diagnosis | 5.0 ± 8.1 | 5.2 ± 7.2 | 4.9 ± 8.8 | 0.5011 |
| Time from CD diagnosis to treatment | 1.1 ± 4.5 | 0.9 ± 3.8 | 1.3 ± 5.0 | 0.1248 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). The number of employed subjects was obtained by adding those who indicated their employment status as full‐time, part‐time, self‐employed, or other on the baseline demographics questionnaire.
a
Includes homemaker, never employed, student, and unemployed.
SD, standard deviation; USD, United States dollars.