Table 3 Linear regression on influence of absenteeism restricted to respondents with paid employment (n = 537)
| Â | VAS score (self-reported health) | Utilities European EQ-5D value set | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | B | Std. error | Beta | B | Std. error | Beta | |
Absenteeism | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Currently absent versus not absent at all | -4.365 | 2.595 | -.068* | -.032 | .020 | -.061 |
| Â | Absent in last three months versus not absent at all | -2.123 | 1.975 | -.041 | -.017 | .015 | -.041 |
Age (years) | .038 | .081 | .018 | .000 | .001 | .010 | |
Gender (1: male, 2: female) | .242 | 1.581 | .006 | .021 | .012 | .061* | |
Pain (range 0-100) | -.081 | .029 | -.112** | -.001 | .000 | -.223*** | |
Disease duration (years) | -.126 | .086 | -.056 | -.001 | .001 | -.034 | |
Restriction due to disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Seriously restricted versus not restricted | -30.595 | 2.978 | -.502*** | -.238 | .023 | -.485*** |
| Â | Somewhat restricted versus not restricted | -13.323 | 2.013 | -.311*** | -.064 | .016 | -.185*** |
| Â | Note: R-square .263 | Note: R-square .310 | |||||