Table 2 Differences in the outcome measures based on employment status.
From: Factors influencing employment and absenteeism in working age people with multiple sclerosis
|  | Fully employed (n = 59) - A | Partially employed (n = 35) - B | Unemployed (n = 25) - C | F | p-value | Partial eta squared | Tukey HSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | ||||||
Total MSWDQ | 25.13 (20.34) | 35.21 (23.74) | 39.65 (26.21) | 4.23* | 0.017 | 0.070 | A < C | |
Cognitive barriers | 23.92 (19.67) | 33.12 (22.29) | 36.46 (28.00) | 3.42* | 0.036 | 0.112 | A, B, C | |
Physical barriers | 21.66 (20.02) | 33.93 (24.90) | 41.17 (25.52) | 7.15** | 0.001 | 0.057 | A < C | |
External barriers | 30.06 (28.35) | 39.64 (32.97) | 41.30 (31.63) | 1.67 | 0.195 | 0.029 | A, B, C | |
Bladder | 0.79 (1.40) | 0.96 (1.35) | 1.97 (1.91) | 5.39** | 0.006 | 0.111 | A, B < C | |
Bowel | 0.54 (0.80) | 0.43 (0.63) | 1.02 (1.18) | 3.95* | 0.022 | 0.072 | A, B < C | |
Cognition (SDMT) | 46.63 (12.15) | 50.66 (11.30) | 44.21 (18.78) | 1.46 | 0.237 | 0.030 | A, B, C | |
Mobility (MSWS-12) | 23.08 (15.14) | 31.89 (17.79) | 37.76 (17.71) | 7.84** | 0.001 | 0.119 | A < C | |
Fear of falling (FES-I) | 24.76 (9.69) | 28.43 (14.02) | 34.25 (14.66) | 5.24** | 0.007 | 0.084 | A < C | |
Fatigue (MFIS) | 26.47 (20.15) | 39.46 (19.95) | 41.00 (18.33) | 7.14** | 0.001 | 0.110 | A < B, C | |
Physical | 12.30 (10.87) | 18.72 (10.14) | 21.74 (8.56) | 8.47** | < 0.001 | 0.134 | A < B, C | |
Cognitive | 12.89 (9.30) | 17.97 (9.86) | 16.22 (9.15) | 3.22* | 0.044 | 0.056 | A < B | |
Psychosocial | 1.75 (1.89) | 2.76 (2.28) | 3.52 (2.41) | 6.33** | 0.003 | 0.103 | A < C | |
Anxiety (HADS) | 5.71 (4.39) | 7.00 (4.76) | 7.26 (4.97) | 1.18 | 0.313 | 0.023 | A, B, C | |
Depression (HADS) | 4.45 (4.02) | 5.71 (4.29) | 5.96 (3.74) | 1.47 | 0.235 | 0.029 | A, B, C | |
EDSS | 2.04 (1.61) | 2.97 (2.17) | 3.87 (2.22) | 6.81** | 0.002 | 0.124 | A < C | |
Age | 39.34 (10.89) | 38.26 (12.26) | 46.16 (10.02) | 4.26* | 0.016 | 0.068 | A, B < C | |
Gender (m = 1, f = 2) | 1.53 (0.50) | 1.63 (0.49) | 1.48 (0.51) | 0.70 | 0.497 | 0.012 | A, B, C | |
Education, y | 15.36 (2.70) | 15.64 (2.88) | 15.2 (3.54) | 0.17 | 0.844 | 0.003 | A, B, C | |
Disease duration, y | 8.35 (7.01) | 11.31 (8.73) | 11.54 (7.43) | 2.24 | 0.113 | 0.040 | A, B, C | |
