Table 2 Employment status at baseline in axial spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis populations (randomized sets, observed cases)a
|  | axSpA (n = 325) | AS (n = 178) | nr-axSpA (n = 147) |
|---|---|---|---|
Employment status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Employed outside the home | 225 (69.2) | 120 (67.4) | 105 (71.4) |
  Not employed outside home |  |  |  |
   Homemakers | 10 (3.1) | 4 (2.2) | 6 (4.1) |
   Retired | 18 (5.5) | 12 (6.7) | 6 (4.1) |
   Student | 19 (5.8) | 6 (3.4) | 13 (8.8) |
   Unable to work due to arthritis | 40 (12.3) | 28 (15.7) | 12 (8.2) |
   Unable to work due to non-arthritis-related health problems | 6 (1.8) | 5 (2.8) | 1 (0.7) |
   Other nonemployed status | 7 (2.2) | 3 (1.7) | 4 (2.7) |
Job function if employed, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Nonmanual | 109 (48.4) | 53 (44.2) | 56 (53.3) |
  Mixed (manual and nonmanual) | 73 (32.4) | 40 (33.3) | 33 (31.4) |
  Manual with no supervisory duties | 43 (19.1) | 27 (22.5) | 16 (15.2) |