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Table 2 Health status, work impairment, healthcare use in employed RRMS vs. non-MS respondents

From: Burden of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis on workers in the US: a cross-sectional analysis of survey data

Parameters

Employed RRMS respondents (N = 196)

Employed: non-MS respondents (N = 784)

P value

MCS, mean ± SD

44.80 ± 10.74

47.24 + 10.36

0.004

PCS, mean ± SD

44.04 ± 9.04

51.80 ± 8.44

< 0.001

EQ5D Index, mean ± SD

0.72 ± 0.18

0.85 ± 0.14

< 0.001

Absenteeism, mean ± SD

12.27 ± 24.36

6.28 ± 17.22

< 0.001

Presenteeism, mean ± SD

33.43 ± 29.63

18.61 ± 27.28

< 0.001

Total work productivity impairment, mean ± SD

36.95 ± 32.87

20.41 ± 29.76

< 0.001

Total activity impairment, mean ± SD

38.72 ± 30.58

20.26 ± 27.90

< 0.001

Total number of HCP visits in the past 6 months, mean ± SD

5.48 ± 9.33

3.27 ± 4.80

< 0.001

GP/PCP number of visits in the past 6 months, mean ± SD

1.07 ± 1.61

0.94 ± 1.40

0.269

Neurologist number of visits in the past 6 months, mean ± SD

0.93 ± 1.03

0.05 ± 0.37

< 0.001

  1. HCP Health Care Provider, GP General Physician, PCP Primary Care Physician, PCS Physical Component Summary, MCS Mental Component Summary, MS Multiple Sclerosis, RRMS Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, SD Standard Deviation, vs versus
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