Health-related quality of life among older adults with arthritis

Table 2 Mean HRQOL Responses According to Arthritis Diagnosis

	"Not Good" Physical Health ^a	"Not Good" Mental Health^b	Activity Limitation^a	Pain^a	Poor Sleep^a	Feeling Very Healthy^a
No Arthritis	7.9 (11.4)	4.2 (8.9)	5.8 (10.5)	6.4 (10.7)	5.0 (9.1)	10.7 (12.4)
OA Diagnosis	10.3 (12.2)	4.8 (9.4)	7.4 (11.4)	10.1 (12.4)	6.3 (9.9)	8.8 (11.6)
RA Diagnosis	12.3 (12.6)	5.2 (9.6)	9.1 (12.1)	13.0 (13.1)	7.2 (10.4)	6.7 (10.5)

Note: Analysis of covariance models adjusted for age, gender, race, income, marital status, residential status, and comorbidity. All responses are scored as the number of days out of the previous 30. ^a Statistically significant differences between all three diagnosis groups (p < 0.05). ^b Statistically significant differences between no arthritis group and those with OA and RA (p < 0.05), but no significant difference between OA and RA groups.

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