RAPID-axSpA: burden of axSpA on workplace and household productivity, and employment status at study baseline (Full Analysis Set, observed cases)
| Overall axSpA (n=324) | AS (n=178) | nr-axSpA (n=146) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Median (Q1–Q3) | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1–Q3) | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1–Q3) | |
| Employment status at baseline, n (%) | n=324 | n=178 | n=146 | |||
| Employed outside the home* | 224 (69.1) | 120 (67.4) | 104 (71.2) | |||
| Unable to work due to arthritis | 40 (12.3) | 28 (15.7) | 12 (8.2) | |||
| Homemaker | 10 (3.1) | 4 (2.2) | 6 (4.1) | |||
| Retired | 18 (5.6) | 12 (6.7) | 6 (4.1) | |||
| Other non-employed | 32 (9.9) | 14 (7.9) | 18 (12.3) | |||
| Productivity in the workplace in the previous month (employed patients) | n=224 | n=120 | n=104 | |||
| Work days missed due to arthritis | 2.0 (4.8) | 0.0 (0.0–2.0) | 1.6 (3.5) | 0.0 (0.0–2.0) | 2.5 (6.0) | 0.0 (0.0–2.0) |
| Days with work productivity reduced by ≥50% due to arthritis† | 5.2 (7.6) | 0.0 (0.0–9.0) | 4.7 (7.1) | 0.0 (0.0–9.0) | 5.9 (8.1) | 2.5 (0.0–8.0) |
| Level of arthritis interference with work productivity (0–10 scale)‡ | 4.6 (2.6) | 5.0 (3.0–6.0) | 4.5 (2.4) | 5.0 (3.0–6.0) | 4.7 (2.8) | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) |
| Productivity at home and daily activities in the previous month | n=324 | n=178 | n=146 | |||
| Days with no household work due to arthritis | 5.8 (8.3) | 2.0 (0.0–8.0) | 5.2 (7.7) | 1.0 (0.0–8.0) | 6.5 (8.9) | 3.0 (0.0–10.0) |
| Household work days with productivity reduced by ≥50% due to arthritis† | 7.5 (8.9) | 5.0 (0.0–10.0) | 7.0 (8.6) | 4.0 (0.0–10.0) | 8.2 (9.2) | 5.0 (0.0–12.0) |
| Days missed of family/social/leisure activities due to arthritis | 4.4 (7.0) | 1.0 (0.0–6.0) | 3.6 (6.1) | 0.5 (0.0–5.0) | 5.4 (7.8) | 2.0 (0.0–7.0) |
| Level of arthritis interference with household work productivity (0–10 scale)‡ | 4.9 (2.9) | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 4.9 (2.7) | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 4.8 (3.2) | 5.0 (2.0–8.0) |
*Includes those employed in a non-manual job, a manual job with no supervisory duties or a mixed job (non-manual and manual). Other non-employed includes student, unable to work due to non-arthritis reasons and other non-employed status.
†Does not include days missed counted in the previous question.
‡0–10 scale, 0=no interference and 10=complete interference.
axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; nr-axSpA, non-radiographic axSpA.