Labor Force Participation in Adults With Osteoarthritis or Joint Symptoms Typical of Osteoarthritis: Findings From a Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Authors' conclusion
Our results suggest that an exclusive reliance on an OA diagnosis to understand impact on labor force participation may miss a large segment of the middle-aged population, which may have undiagnosed OA or be at greater risk of OA because of joint problems.
Study context
- Population
- Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging respondents aged 45 to 74 years at baseline
- Participants
- 24,427 participants
- Exposure
- Arthritis status groups vs no arthritis and no joint symptoms
- Outcome
- Being out of the labor force (labor force nonparticipation)
Methodological detailsbaseline questionnaire of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, age-stratified robust log-Poisson regression
- Baseline questionnaire of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
- Age-stratified robust log-Poisson regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Out of the labor force, by age stratum
Prevalence ratio (95% CI)
OAvs No arthritis, no joint symptomsaged 45 to 54 years
1.34(1.10–1.65)
OAvs No arthritis, no joint symptomsaged 55 to 64 years
1.13(1.06–1.21)
2–3 symptomatic joint sitesvs No arthritis, no joint symptomsaged 45 to 54 years
1.37(1.07–1.76)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Out of the labor force: informal caregiver, aged 55 to 64 years
| PR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Informal caregiver | 1.09 (1.04–1.15) | |
| 0.512Prevalence ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Labor Force Participation in Adults With Osteoarthritis or Joint Symptoms Typical of Osteoarthritis: Findings From a Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 30 July 2024. doi:10.
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