| All participantsa (n = 38) | RA (n = 12) | OA (n = 13) | FM (n = 13) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female: n(%) | 31 (82) | 9 (75) | 10 (77) | 12 (92) | |
Age (years): median (IQR) | 56 (43–65) | 55(41–71) | 64 (54–68) | 47 (41–57) | |
Deprivationb: median (IQR) | 7.0 (3.0–9.0) | 8.0 (6.5–9.5) | 6.0 (3.0–9.0) | 6.0 (1.0–7.0) | |
Further education (> 16 years): n(%) | 26 (68) | 6 (50) | 10 (77) | 10 (77) | |
Employment status: n(%) | Full time | 9 (24) | 6 (50) | 2 (15) | 1 (8) |
Part-time | 7 (19) | 2 (17) | 2 (15) | 3 (25) | |
Medically retired | 8 (22) | 1 (8) | 3 (23) | 4 (33) | |
Retired | 11 (30) | 3 (25) | 6 (46) | 2 (17) | |
Other | 2 (5) | - | - | 2 (7) | |
Duration of disease (years): median (IQR) | 6.0 (3.0–12.0) | 9.0 (5.5–10.5) | 11.5 (5.0–28.0) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) |