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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Psychometric validation of the EuroQoL 5-dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire in patients with spondyloarthritis

 

Total (N = 220)

Demographic, % (n)

 Age, mean ± SD

47.2 ± 14.1

 Gender

  Female

32.7% (72)

  Male

67.3% (148)

 Smoking

  Non-smoker

79.0% (173)

  Smoker

9.6% (21)

  Ex-smoker

11.4% (25)

 Drinking

  Non-drinker

31.5% (69)

  Ex-drinker

10.5% (23)

  Social drinker

53.0% (116)

  Current drinker

4.6% (10)

 Education level

  Nil

0.5% (1)

  Primary

10.5% (23)

  Secondary

47.5% (104)

  Tertiary or above

41.6% (91)

 Family income level

  < US$1282

18.9% (41)

  US$1282–3846

42.9% (93)

  US$3846–7692

20.7% (45)

  > US$7692

17.5% (38)

 Occupation

  Student

5.5% (12)

  Housewife

7.3% (16)

  Work

70.0% (154)

  Unemployed

4.1% (9)

  Retired

13.2% (29)

Clinical, % (n)

 Peripheral arthritis

  No

60.5% (133)

  Yes

39.5% (87)

 Dactylitis

  No

96.3% (211)

  Yes

3.7% (8)

 Uveitis

  No

63.9% (140)

  Yes

36.1% (79)

 Psoriasis

  No

85.0% (187)

  Yes

15.0% (33)

 Backpain duration

16.6 ± 12.1

 Psoriasis duration

16.1 ± 11.9

 Any back pain

  No

9.2% (20)

  Yes

90.8% (197)

 Current back pain

  No

23.5% (51)

  Yes

76.5% (166)

 Spinal pain in the past week

3.95 ± 2.69

  No

10.5% (23)

  Yes

89.5% (197)

 Tender joints

0.32 ± 1.07

 Swollen joints

0.16 ± 0.94

 Dactylitis score

0.01 ± 0.10

 Enthesitis score

0.20 ± 0.69

 CRP

0.73 ± 1.45

 ESR

24.2 ± 19.2

  1. SD standard deviation, US US dollars, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate