Table 5

Development of the different groups at baseline (No work absentism, less than 5 days,...) one year after start of treatment with glatiramer acetate using the same categories (No work absentism, less than 5 days,...).

Baseline
No work absentism
≤ 5 days absent
6–10 days absent
11–20 days absent
> 20 days absent
Not in employment

After 12 Months
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%

No work absentism
59
21.3%
15
5.4%
20
7.2%
23
8.3%
22
7.9%
9
3.3%
≤ 5 days absent
6
2.2%
8
2.9%
8
2.9%
1
0.4%
4
1.4%
0
0%
6–10 days absent
4
1.4%
1
0.4%
3
1.1%
2
0.7%
4
1.4%
0
0%
11–20 days absent
2
0.7%
2
0.7%
1
0.4%
2
0.7%
1
0.4%
0
0%
> 20 days absent
0
0%
0
0%
3
1.1%
1
0.4%
13
4.7%
1
0.4%
Not in employment
3
1.1%
0
0%
2
0.7%
1
0.4%
4
1.4%
52
18.8%

Ziemssen et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:67   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-67