Table 2 Linear regression exploring the impact of work-status on VAS scores and EQ-5D utilities (n = 830)
| Â | VAS scores (self-reported health) | Utilities European EQ-5D value set | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | B | Std. error | Beta | B | Std. error | Beta | |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Absent versus working | -3.882 | 2.524 | -.047 | -.027 | .021 | -.037 |
| Â | Disabled versus working | -9.504 | 2.021 | -.152*** | -.101 | .017 | -.186*** |
| Â | Unemployed versus working | -6.118 | 1.640 | -.117*** | -.050 | .014 | -.109*** |
Age (years) | .104 | .065 | .049 | .001 | .001 | .062* | |
Gender (1: male, 2: female) | 1.501 | 1.326 | .033 | .012 | .011 | .031 | |
Pain (range 0-100) | -.026 | .024 | -.034 | -.001 | .000 | -.168*** | |
Disease duration (years) | -.111 | .064 | -.052* | -.001 | .001 | -.033 | |
Restriction due to disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Seriously restricted versus not restricted | -32.649 | 2.346 | -.592*** | -.247 | .020 | -.514*** |
| Â | Somewhat restricted versus not restricted | -15.443 | 1.780 | -.345*** | -.071 | .015 | -.184*** |
| Â | Note: R-square .308 | Note: R-square .354 | |||||