Table 3 Associations of somatic and psychiatric disease with employment, unemployment and health-related unemployment at age 30 years
Adults with NF1 | Population comparisons | ORb (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
n/Na (%) | n/Na (%) | ||
Employment at age 30 years | |||
Somatic hospitalization | |||
Cancer | 44/74 (60) | 27/34 (79) | 0.57 (0.19–1.57) |
Benign tumors | 147/212 (69) | 213/259 (82) | 0.67 (0.42–1.08) |
Neurologic disease | 117/214 (55) | 543/727 (75) | 0.57 (0.40–0.80) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 132/211 (63) | 858/1131 (76) | 0.73 (0.52–1.02) |
Diseases of bones, joints and soft tissue | 146/226 (65) | 856/1113 (77) | 0.68 (0.50–0.95) |
Psychiatric hospital contacts | |||
Any | 32/76 (42) | 203/406 (50) | 1.14 (0.66–1.76) |
Unemployment at age 30 years | |||
Somatic hospitalization | |||
Cancer | 7/74 (10) | NAc | NAc |
Benign tumors | 24/212 (11) | 21/259 (8) | 1.17 (0.60–2.29) |
Neurologic disease | 28/214 (13) | 79/727 (11) | 0.98 (0.59–1.57) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 26/211 (12) | 121/1131 (11) | 0.94 (0.58–1.48) |
Diseases of bones, joints and soft tissue | 30/226 (13) | 111/1113 (10) | 1.11 (0.70–1.72) |
Psychiatric hospital contacts | |||
Any | 15/76 (20) | 79/406 (20) | 0.70 (0.36–1.30) |
Health-related unemployment at age 30 years | |||
Somatic hospitalization | |||
Cancer | 15/74 (20) | NAc | NAc |
Benign tumors | 31/212 (14) | 6/259 (2) | 3.84 (1.60–10.7) |
Neurologic disease | 50/214 (23) | 47/727 (6) | 2.88 (1.79–4.64) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 34/211 (16) | 47/1131 (4) | 2.67 (1.59–4.43) |
Diseases of bones, joints and soft tissue | 31/226 (14) | 55/1113 (5) | 2.19 (1.33–3.58) |
Psychiatric hospital contacts | |||
Any | 23/76 (30) | 77/406 (19) | 1.36 (0.75–2.43) |