Table 5A.
Changes in disease specific measures: quality of life (ASQoL) in participants with axial spondyloarthritis
| Domain and categories | n | Previous time point, mean (s.d.) | CONTAIN survey, mean (s.d.) |
Mean difference
(95% CI) |
Age-adjusted mean difference (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | 578 | 6.26 (5.19) | 6.22 (5.16) | −0.04 (−0.34, 0.25) | 0.02 (−0.28, 0.33) |
| Year of birth | |||||
| 1924–1945 | 57 | 6.33 (4.99) | 6.16 (4.91) | −0.18 (−0.85, 0.49) | |
| 1946–1964 | 260 | 6.17 (5.16) | 6.11 (5.04) | −0.06 (−0.47, 0.35) | |
| 1965–1980 | 174 | 6.04 (5.45) | 5.96 (5.33) | −0.08 (−0.68, 0.52) | |
| 1981–2001 | 87 | 6.97 (4.86) | 7.12 (5.35) | 0.16 (−0.69, 1.00) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 197 | 7.16 (5.20) | 6.87 (5.15) | −0.29 (−0.82, 0.24) | −0.21 (−0.76, 0.34) |
| Male | 380 | 5.79 (5.13) | 5.88 (5.15) | 0.09 (−0.27, 0.44) | 0.10 (−0.27, 0.47) |
| Deprivation | |||||
| 1 (most deprived) | 58 | 8.34 (5.35) | 8.45 (5.07) | 0.10 (−0.79, 1.00) | 0.23 (−0.69, 1.16) |
| 2 | 88 | 7.13 (5.67) | 7.46 (5.70) | 0.33 (−0.48, 1.14) | 0.26 (−0.57, 1.10) |
| 3 | 107 | 6.82 (5.01) | 6.19 (4.99) | −0.63 (−1.42, 0.15) | −0.60 (−1.41, 0.20) |
| 4 | 162 | 5.69 (4.91) | 5.71 (4.95) | 0.02 (−0.46, 0.50) | 0.05 (−0.46, 0.56) |
| 5 (least deprived) | 163 | 5.27 (4.95) | 5.29 (4.91) | 0.02 (−0.53, 0.58) | 0.16 (−0.42, 0.73) |
| Employment | |||||
| Full-time | 226 | 5.53 (4.81) | 5.40 (4.73) | −0.13 (−0.61, 0.36) | 0.20 (−0.31, 0.71) |
| Part-time | 86 | 5.70 (5.19) | 6.18 (5.31) | 0.48 (−0.33, 1.29) | 0.54 (−0.32, 1.39) |
| Retired | 172 | 5.84 (4.96) | 5.39 (4.80) | −0.45 (−0.94, 0.04) | −0.63 (−1.20, −0.5) |
| Other | 91 | 9.49 (5.44) | 9.99 (5.18) | 0.49 (−0.27, 1.25) | 0.59 (−0.20, 1.39) |
| Urban/rural | |||||
| Urban | 423 | 6.41 (5.20) | 6.50 (5.30) | 0.09 (−0.25, 0.43) | 0.13 (−0.22, 0.48) |
| Rural | 155 | 5.86 (5.14) | 5.46 (4.69) | −0.41 (−1.02, 0.20) | −0.27 (−0.90, 0.37) |
| Shielding | |||||
| Advised and followed | 219 | 7.51 (5.26) | 7.53 (5.16) | 0.01 (−0.55, 0.57) | 0.16 (−0.41, 0.73) |
| Not advised or not followed | 347 | 5.45 (5.02) | 5.35 (5.03) | −0.10 (−0.44, 0.24) | −0.05 (−0.41, 0.31) |
| Date of completion | |||||
| Jul | 251 | 6.02 (5.03) | 6.36 (5.12) | 0.34 (−0.12, 0.79) | 0.51 (0.04, 0.98) |
| Aug–Sep | 174 | 6.32 (5.20) | 6.21 (5.13) | −0.11 (−0.61, 0.39) | −0.12 (−0.65, 0.40) |
| Oct–Dec | 153 | 6.59 (5.42) | 6.00 (5.30) | −0.60 (−1.19, 0.001) | −0.64 (−1.26, 0.02) |
Values in bold are statistically significant.