Table 1.
Baseline socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics of those commencing biologic therapy
| n | Median (IQR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | years | 335 | 46.6 (36.4, 56.1) |
| n | % | ||
| Gender | Male | 230 | (68.7) |
| Education | Secondary school | 117 | (35.4) |
| Apprentice | 36 | (10.9) | |
| College | 86 | (26.0) | |
| University degree | 67 | (20.2) | |
| Further degree | 25 | (7.5) | |
| Employment | Full-time | 165 | (49.6) |
| Part-time | 48 | (14.4) | |
| Unpaid/seeking | 15 | (4.5) | |
| Retired | 37 | (11.1) | |
| Retired/unemployed due to ill-health | 64 | (19.2) | |
| Student | 4 | (1.2) | |
| Deprivationa | 1 (least deprived) | 80 | (23.9) |
| 2 | 87 | (26.0) | |
| 3 | 66 | (19.7) | |
| 4 | 55 | (16.4) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 47 | (14.0) | |
| Smoking | Never | 142 | (43.3) |
| Ex-smoker | 111 | (33.8) | |
| Current – light | 31 | (9.5) | |
| Current – heavy | 44 | (13.4) | |
| Alcohol drinking | Never | 26 | (7.8) |
| Ex drinker | 57 | (17.1) | |
| Current – ≤14 units/week | 228 | (68.5) | |
| Current – >14 units/week | 22 | (6.6) | |
IQR, inter-quartile range.
a
Quintiles of general population distribution.