Health-related quality of life among older adults with arthritis

Table 3 Categorical HRQOL Responses According to Arthritis Diagnosis

	Fair or Poor General Health^a	Any Health-Related Activity Limitation^a	Need Help with Personal Care^b
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
No Arthritis	1.0	1.0	1.0
OA Diagnosis	1.12 (1.07–1.78)	1.38 (1.30–1.45)	0.98 (0.92–1.05)
RA Diagnosis	1.36 (1.18–1.58)	2.00 (1.69–2.38)	1.27 (1.07–1.50)

Note: Analysis of covariance models adjusted for age, gender, race, income, marital status, residential status, and comorbidity. ^a Statistically significant differences between all three diagnosis groups (p < 0.01). ^b Statistically significant differences between RA and other two groups (p < 0.01). No significant difference between OA and those with no arthritis.

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