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Table 5 Employment status according to HAQ-DI scores during the study period

From: Health outcomes and unmet needs in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis attending tertiary care in Greece: a cohort study

HAQ-DI scorea, n (%)

Employed

Retired

Unemployed

Housekeeping

Other

p-value†

Baseline

N = 38

N = 110

N = 9

N = 50

N = 3

0.041

 0.0–< 1.0

31 (81.6)

66 (60.0)

4 (44.4)

37 (74.0)

2 (66.7)

 

 1.0–< 2.0

6 (15.8)

39 (35.5)

3 (33.3)

12 (24.0)

0 (0.0)

 2.0–≤3.0

1 (2.6)

5 (4.5)

2 (22.2)

1 (2.0)

1 (33.3)

3 months

N = 33

N = 102

N = 6

N = 40

N = 2

0.195

 0.0–< 1.0

25 (75.8)

62 (60.8)

3 (50.0)

30 (75.0)

2 (100.0)

 

 1.0–< 2.0

7 (21.2)

35 (34.3)

2 (33.3)

9 (22.5)

0 (0.0)

 2.0–≤3.0

1 (3.0)

5 (4.9)

1 (16.7)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

6 months

N = 35

N = 104

N = 6

N = 48

N = 2

0.014

 0.0–< 1.0

30 (85.7)

65 (62.5)

2 (33.3)

36 (75.0)

1 (50.0)

 

 1.0–< 2.0

5 (14.3)

35 (33.7)

3 (50.0)

11 (22.9)

0 (0.0)

 2.0–≤3.0

0 (0.0)

4 (3.8)

1 (16.7)

1 (2.1)

1 (50.0)

9 months

N = 34

N = 109

N = 5

N = 48

N = 2

0.232

 0.0–< 1.0

28 (82.4)

71 (65.1)

3 (60.0)

36 (75.0)

1 (50.0)

 

 1.0–< 2.0

6 (17.6)

33 (30.3)

2 (40.0)

10 (20.8)

0 (0.0)

 2.0–≤3.0

0 (0.0)

5 (4.6)

0 (0.0)

2 (4.2)

1 (50.0)

  1. HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index
  2. a0 = without any difficulty; 1 = with some difficulty; 2 = with much difficulty; 3 = unable to do
  3. †Difference in HAQ-DI scores (as categorized) between the different occupational statuses (Kruskal–Wallis Test)