Factors promoting health-related quality of life in people with rheumatic diseases: a 12 month longitudinal study

Table 1 Socio-demographic and supposed health-factors in a population with rheumatic diseases one week after rehabilitation.

Characteristics	One week		Characteristics	One week
	n = 185	%		n = 185	%
Sex			Social support
Women	139	75	18-29	38	20
Men	46	25	13-17	50	27
			11-12	40	22
Age (years)			10 Very good	53	29
70-88	42	22	No answer	4	2
61-69	45	24
52-60	49	27	Alcohol habit
18-51	49	27	Rarely/never	78	42
			Monthly	50	27
Feeling painless			Weekly	57	31
8-10	21	11
6-7	57	31	Immigrant status
4-5	49	27	Immigrant	23	12
0-3 Nearly painless	58	31	Swede	162	88
Sleep structure			Civil status
Big/very big problem	88	48	Living alone	61	33
Moderate problem	60	32	Living with somebody	124	67
No/small problem	37	20
			Education
Feeling rested			Grade school	75	41
Big/very big problem	76	41	Secondary school	58	31
Moderate problem	53	29	College/university	52	28
No/small problem	56	30
			Work capacity
Diet			0%	64	34
General diet	161	87	25-100%	53	29
Special diet	24	13	Retired	51	28
			No answer	17	9
High effort of exercise
Irregularly/never	109	59	Socioeconomic status,
1 time per week	25	13	main occupation
>2 times per week	51	28	Group A	70	38
			Group B	44	24
Medium effort of exercise			Group C	56	30
Irregularly/never	100	54	Group D	12	6
1 time per week	19	10	No answer	3	2
>2 times per week	66	36
			Socioeconomic status,
Low effort of exercise			current occupation
Irregularly/never	50	27	Group A	26	14
1 time per week	15	8	Group B	12	7
>2 times per week	120	65	Group C	32	17
			Group D	90	49
Perform hobbies			No answer	25	13
Rarely/never	60	32
Often/sometimes	125	68	Rheumatic disease
			Local/general pain	25	14
Feeling sexual lust			Osteoarthritis	24	13
Rarely/never	81	44	Systemic rheumatic disease	19	10
Often/sometimes	87	47	Infl. joint disease	117	63
No answer	17	9
SOC
21-55	48	26
56-66	49	27
67-75	48	26
75-90 Very good	40	21

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