摘要: OBJECTIVE: To measure the effect of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions on working life expectancy. METHODS: Cross sectional data from 1994 Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS) were used to calculate compare expectancy individuals who reported "arthritis or rheumatism" with that general population. Age sex-specific workforce participation rates calculated for population reporting rheumatism as a chronic condition, excluding back pain, entire surveyed. figures mortality obtained annual estimates produced by Statistics Canada. Working was estimated constructing multiple-decrement tables total populations. RESULTS: The NPHS surveyed 22,000 households, yielding sample size 58,439 individuals. percentage aged 15 65 yrs having 8.9%. persons employed each group reduced compared population, 3 23%. 4.19 +/- 0.02 (mean SE) men 3.12 0.01 women at age (p < 0.001 both), persistent reduction through all groups. 37.42 41.62 population; it 31.06 34.19 both groups, respectively. CONCLUSION: people is significantly