Table 1

Characteristics of patients with a work assessment in the pre-pandemic year

VariableTotal (n=204)
Age, years50.8 (10.7)
Male, n (%)97 (47.6)
High education, n (%)97 (47.6)
Employed, n (%)126 (61.8)
Current/former smoker, n (%)87 (42.9)
Diagnosis, n (%)
 axSpA109 (54.5)
 pSpA23 (11.5)
 PsA62 (31.0)
 IBD-associated SpA3 (1.5)
 uSpA3 (1.5)
Uveitis (ever), n (%)33 (16.5)
IBD (ever), n (%)25 (12.5)
Psoriasis (ever), n (%)84 (42.0)
ASDAS2.2 (1.0)
BASDAI (0–10)4.2 (2.4)
Patient global assessment4.0 (2.8)
Current medication use, n (%)
 NSAID115 (56.4)
 csDMARD69 (33.8)
 bDMARD120 (58.8)
 tsDMARD2 (1.0)
  • Values are mean (SD), unless stated otherwise.

  • ASDAS, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score; axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; bDMARD, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; csDMARD, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; pSpA, peripheral spondyloarthritis; SpA, spondyloarthritis; tsDMARD, targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.