Table 5—

Work and activity limitations of sarcoidosis patients due to physical and emotional disability by socioeconomic status (SES) and insurance status

Functional limitationDucationIncome US$Insurance status
<High school≥High school<20,00020,000–49,999≥50,000None or publicPrivate
Activity limitations due to physicl disability
Number
p-valuep=0.504p=0.076p=0.005
 None47 (7)47 (52)10 (36)18 (53)23 (58)7 (25)47 (60)
 Some2 (13)20 (22)5 (18)6 (18)11 (28)8 (29)14 (18)
 Many6 (40)24 (26)13 (46)10 (29)6 (15)13 (46)17 (22)
Amount
p-valuep=0.126p=0.215p=0.026
 Limited7 (47)25 (27)12 (43)8 (24)32 (78)13 (46)19 (24)
 Not limited8 (53)67 (73)16 (57)26 (77)9 (22)15 (54)60 (76)
Kind
p-valuep=0.169p=0.022p=0.003
 Limited8 (53)32 (35)16 (57)13 (38)30 (76)17 (61)23 (29)
 Not limited7 (47)60 (65)12 (43)21 (62)10 (24)11 (39)56 (71)
Activity limitations due to emotional disability
Number
p-valuep=0.561p=0.20p=0.144
 None9 (60)51 (58)11 (39)16 (50)30 (77)11 (39)49 (65)
 Some2 (13)9 (22)8 (29)6 (19)7 (18)7 (25)14 (19)
 Many4 (27)18 (20)9 (32)10 (31)2 (5)10 (36)12 (16)
Amount
p-valuep=0.890p=0.005p=0.043
 Limited4 (27)25 (28)12 (43)12 (37)4 (10)12 (43)17 (28)
 Not limited11 (73)63 (72)16 (57)20 (63)35 (90)16 (57)58 (77)
Kind
p-valuep=0.067p=0.001p=0.009
 Limited6 (40)17 (19)11 (39)10 (30)1 (2)11 (39)65 (84)
 Not limited9 (60)73 (81)17 (61)23 (70)39 (98)17 (61)12 (16)
Socital limitations due to physical or emotional disability
Emotional/physical
p-valuep=0.669p=0.056p=0.039
 None9 (60)51 (58)16 (57)23 (68)30 (77)11 (39)49 (65)
 Some2 (13)19 (22)6 (21)6 (18)7 (18)7 (25)14 (19)
 Many4 (27)18 (20)6 (21)5 (15)2 (5)10 (36)12 (16)