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Table 2 Association between myasthenia gravis and labour market participation during 1- and 2-years follow up

From: Labour market participation and sick leave among patients diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in Denmark 1997–2011: a Danish nationwide cohort study

 

No LMP,

n (%)

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)a

Comparison groups

No LMP, 1 year after diagnosis/match

MG vs. matched references

35 (10.6)/309 (4.7)

2.42 (1.67–3.49)

2.23 (1.46–3.38)

MG: age 40+ vs. 18–39

22 (11.2)/13 (9.7)

1.18 (0.57–2.43)

2.02 (0.84–4.86)

MG: male vs. female

10 (7.7)/25 (12.5)

0.58 (0.27–1.26)

0.67 (0.28–1.59)

MG: AChEI+ vs. AChEI

21 (12.2)/14 (8.9)

1.43 (0.70–2.92)

1.26 (0.57–2.78)

Comparison groups

No LMP, 2 years after diagnosis/match

MG vs. matched references

75 (22.7)/327 (5.0)

5.64 (4.26–7.47)

5.76 (4.13–8.04)

MG: age 40+ vs. 18–39

44 (22.5)/31 (23.1)

0.96 (0.57–1.62)

1.21 (0.64–2.27)

MG: male vs. female

19 (14.6)/56 (28.0)

0.44 (0.25–0.78)

0.39 (0.20–0.74)

MG: AChEI+ vs. AChEI

49 (28.5)/26 (16.5)

2.02 (1.18–3.45)

1.95 (1.09–3.50)

  1. Abbreviations: LMP labour market participation, MG myasthenia gravis, AChEI Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, AChEI+ AChEI + immunosuppression. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, gender, profession, marital status, pharmacological treatment, sick leave 1 year before diagnosis/match, and time period