Table 2

Professional characteristics of hemophilia patients born before or after the introduction of prophylaxis

SevereModerateMildGeneral population, %
Born before introduction prophylaxis (31–64 y), no200 77 260 — 
    Full-time education N/A 
    Part-time education 11 (6)* 3 (4) 12 (5) N/A 
    Full-time work 99 (50) 53 (67) 187 (72) 73 
    Part-time work 35 (18) 3 (4) 23 (9) 10 
    Unemployed  3 (4) 3 (1) 
    Occupational disability (more than 80%) 69 (36) 17 (22) 3 (1) 11 
    Retired 7 (4) 2 (3) 10 (4)  
Born after introduction prophylaxis (16–30 y), no79 37 68 — 
    Full-time education§ 33 (42) 15 (41) 32 (47) N/A 
    Part-time education 6 (8) 5 (14) 9 (13) N/A 
    Full-time work 27 (34) 19 (51) 30 (44) 52 
    Part-time work 21 (27) 4 (11) 13 (19) 24 
    Unemployed 1 (1) 5.4 
    Occupational disability (more than 80%) 4 (5) 1(3) 1(2) 
SevereModerateMildGeneral population, %
Born before introduction prophylaxis (31–64 y), no200 77 260 — 
    Full-time education N/A 
    Part-time education 11 (6)* 3 (4) 12 (5) N/A 
    Full-time work 99 (50) 53 (67) 187 (72) 73 
    Part-time work 35 (18) 3 (4) 23 (9) 10 
    Unemployed  3 (4) 3 (1) 
    Occupational disability (more than 80%) 69 (36) 17 (22) 3 (1) 11 
    Retired 7 (4) 2 (3) 10 (4)  
Born after introduction prophylaxis (16–30 y), no79 37 68 — 
    Full-time education§ 33 (42) 15 (41) 32 (47) N/A 
    Part-time education 6 (8) 5 (14) 9 (13) N/A 
    Full-time work 27 (34) 19 (51) 30 (44) 52 
    Part-time work 21 (27) 4 (11) 13 (19) 24 
    Unemployed 1 (1) 5.4 
    Occupational disability (more than 80%) 4 (5) 1(3) 1(2) 

Data presented are numbers (%) except where indicated.

N/A indicates not available; and —, exact number not known.

*

Eight patients were involved in either full-time or part-time work.

15 patients were both disabled and involved in either full-time or part-time work.

Thirteen patients were also involved in full-time or part-time work and 1 patient was disabled.

§

Twelve patients with severe hemophilia were also involved in part-time work and 13 patients with moderate or mild hemophilia.

Five patients with severe hemophilia and 12 with moderate/mild hemophilia hemophilia were involved in either full-time or part-time work.

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