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Table 2 Demographic, and health findings of the work ability groups at survey

From: A cross-sectional study of current work ability after radical prostatectomy

Variables

Moderate/poor work ability (N = 309)

High work ability (N = 421)

p-value

Total Sample (N = 730)

Age at survey, mean (SD)

66.4 (5.8)

64.8 (5.8)

< 0.001

65.5 (5.9)

Time RALP-survey (years), mean (SD)

3.0 (1.4)

3.0 (1.5)

0.73

3.0 (1.4)

Treatment failure, N (%)

74 (24)

80 (19)

0.11

154 (21)

Basic education, N (%)

  

< 0.001

 

  > 12 years

158 (51)

289 (69)

 

447 (61)

  ≤ 12 years

151 (49)

132 (31)

 

283 (39)

Paired relationship, N (%)

276 (89)

392 (93)

0.04*

668 (92)

Employment status, N (%)

  

< 0.001*

 

 Working full-time

53 (17)

228 (55)

 

281 (38)

 Working part-time

25 (8)

35 (8)

 

60 (8)

 Retired

149 (49)

142 (34)

 

291 (40)

 Sick-leave/rehabilitation

18 (6)

5 (1)

 

23 (3)

 Disability pension

48 (15)

2 (0)

 

50 (8)

 Unspecified

16 (5)

9 (2)

 

25 (3)

Work ability, mean (SD)

5.4 (1.8)

8.8 (0.8)

< 0.001*

7.4 (2.1)

Comorbidity index, N (%)

  

< 0.001*

 

 0 point

191 (62)

345 (82)

 

536 (73)

 1 point

85 (28)

60 (14)

 

145 (20)

  ≥ 2 points

33 (10)

16 (4)

 

49 (7)

Poor self-rated health, N (%)

70 (23)

14 (3)

< 0.001*

84 (12)

High neuroticism, N (%)#

113 (37)

51 (12)

< 0.001*

164 (23)

Clinical anxiety, N (%)#

43 (14)

18 (4)

< 0.001*

61 (8)

Clinical depression, N (%)#

42 (14)

8 (2)

< 0.001*

50 (7)

  1. *Adjusted for age at survey #High neuroticism = EPQ Neuroticism score ≥ 3; Clinical anxiety = HADS Anxiety sum ≥8; Clinical depression = HADS Depression sum ≥8,