Employment, occupation, and income in adults with neurofibromatosis 1 in Denmark: a population- and register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about employment status, occupation, and disposable income in adults with NF1.

Methods

From the Danish National Patient Registry and database of two national Centers for Rare Diseases, we identified 1469 adults with NF1, who were matched to 11,991 randomly selected population comparisons on sex and birth year and month. Annual information on employment, occupation and disposable income was ascertained from national registries in 1980-2019.

Results

Adults with NF1 had a lower odds ratio (OR) for employment [OR 0.71, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.61-0.83] and higher OR for health-related unemployment (OR 2.94, 95% CI 2.16-3.96) at age 30 years than population comparisons, which persisted at age 40 and 50 years. Somatic diagnoses were associat

SUBMITTER: Kenborg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629102 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature