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Table 1 Sociodemographic and osteoarthritis characteristics by presenteeism among respondents with osteoarthritis in Japan, 2014

From: Work impairment, osteoarthritis, and health-related quality of life among employees in Japan

  

Presenteeism

 

Total (N = 233)

Presenteeism (N = 166)

No Presenteeism(N = 67)

p-value*

Female (%, N)

43.8%

102

46.4%

77

37.3%

25

0.206

Age (Mean, SD)

54.2

12.2

52.9

12.4

57.3

11.2

0.012

Married or living with partner (%, N)

66.5%

155

62.7%

104

76.1%

51

0.049

Annual household income (%, N)

      

0.987

 < ¥3million

14.2%

33

13.9%

23

14.9%

10

 

 ¥3million to <¥5million

20.6%

48

20.5%

34

20.9%

14

 

 ¥5million to <¥9million

36.5%

85

37.3%

62

34.3%

23

 

 ¥9million or more

21.0%

49

21.1%

35

20.9%

14

 

 Decline to answer

7.7%

18

7.2%

12

9.0%

6

 

Education (%, N)

      

0.017

 Junior/High School

30.5%

71

26.5%

44

40.3%

27

 

 2-year college

14.6%

34

16.3%

27

10.4%

7

 

 4-year college

49.4%

115

53.6%

89

38.8%

26

 

 Graduate school

5.6%

13

3.6%

6

10.4%

7

 

CCI (Mean, SD)

1.1

4.8

1.0

4.4

1.5

5.6

0.462

BMI categories (%, N)

      

0.665

 Underweight (< 18.5)

7.7%

18

7.2%

12

9.0%

6

 

 Normal (18.5–24.9)

61.4%

143

59.0%

98

67.2%

45

 

 Overweight (25.0–29.9)

22.7%

53

24.7%

41

17.9%

12

 

 Obese (30.0+)

6.9%

16

7.2%

12

6.0%

4

 

 Decline to answer

1.3%

3

1.8%

3

0.0%

0

 

Smoking status (%, N)

      

0.518

 Current smoker

26.2%

61

24.1%

40

31.3%

21

 

 Former smoker

34.3%

80

35.5%

59

31.3%

21

 

 Never smoker

39.5%

92

40.4%

67

37.3%

25

 

Drinks alcohol (%, N)

75.5%

176

74.1%

123

79.1%

53

0.421

Exercise (%, N)

51.1%

119

51.8%

86

49.3%

33

0.724

Length of arthritis diagnosis, yearsa (Mean, SD)

8.4

11.3

8.4

11.0

8.2

12.0

0.897

Number of joints affected (Mean, SD)

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.2

0.482

Site affected by arthritis (%, N)

 Ankles

15.9%

37

17.5%

29

11.9%

8

0.330

 Elbows

13.3%

31

12.0%

20

16.4%

11

0.397

 Feet

14.6%

34

14.5%

24

14.9%

10

1.000

 Fingers/Hands

26.6%

62

25.3%

42

29.9%

20

0.477

 Hips

14.2%

33

15.1%

25

11.9%

8

0.679

 Knees

51.9%

121

50.6%

84

55.2%

37

0.564

 Neck

10.3%

24

10.2%

17

10.4%

7

1.000

 Shoulders

14.2%

33

12.0%

20

19.4%

13

0.151

 Spine

3.0%

7

3.0%

5

3.0%

2

1.000

 Wrists

16.7%

39

17.5%

29

14.9%

10

0.702

 Other

6.0%

14

4.2%

7

10.4%

7

0.123

Severity of arthritis (%, N)

 Mild

51.5%

120

51.2%

85

52.2%

35

0.959

 Moderate

38.6%

90

39.2%

65

37.3%

25

 

 Severe

9.9%

23

9.6%

16

10.4%

7

 

Frequency of problems with arthritis (%, N)

      

0.520

 Daily

33.0%

77

35.5%

59

26.9%

18

 

 4–6 times a week

7.7%

18

8.4%

14

6.0%

4

 

 2–3 times a week

12.9%

30

13.3%

22

11.9%

8

 

 Once a week

2.6%

6

3.0%

5

1.5%

1

 

 2–3 times a month

14.2%

33

12.0%

20

19.4%

13

 

 Once a month or less often

29.6%

69

27.7%

46

34.3%

23

 

Use a prescription for OA (%, N)

32.6%

76

37.3%

62

20.9%

14

0.015

  1. Note: BMI body mass index, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, OA osteoarthritis
  2. *Differences between none vs. any presenteeism were performed using t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square or Fisher exact (cells < 5) tests for categorical variables
  3. aData for length of diagnosis were missing for an additional 12 respondents overall