| |
Community sample with arthritis (N = 217) n (%)
|
Rheumatology clinic (N = 331) n (%)
|
Joint replacement waiting list (N = 340) n (%)
|
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Age
| | | |
|
0–24
|
0 (0.0)
|
5 (1.5)
|
4 (1.2)
|
|
25–44
|
23 (10.6)
|
71 (21.5)
|
28 (8.2)
|
|
45–64
|
83 (38.2)
|
160 (48.3)
|
133 (39.1)
|
|
65+
|
108 (49.8)
|
84 (25.4)
|
166 (48.8)
|
|
Missing
|
3 (1.4)
|
11 (3.3)
|
9 (2.7)
|
|
Sex
| | | |
|
Males
|
69 (31.8)
|
69 (20.9)
|
150 (44.1)
|
|
Females
|
147 (67.7)
|
250 (75.5)
|
179 (52.7)
|
|
Missing
|
1 (0.5)
|
12 (3.6)
|
11 (3.2)
|
|
Education
| | | |
|
Less than high school
|
50 (23.0)
|
61 (18.4)
|
81 (23.8)
|
|
High school completed
|
94 (43.3)
|
146 (44.1)
|
133 (39.1)
|
|
Trade school/college/university
|
72 (33.2)
|
113 (34.1)
|
115 (33.8)
|
|
Missing
|
1 (0.5)
|
11 (3.3)
|
11 (3.2)
|
|
Self-reported co-morbidity
1
| | | |
|
Back pain
|
101 (46.5)
|
106 (32.0)
|
135 (39.7)
|
|
Heart disease
|
33 (15.2)
|
30 (9.1)
|
38 (11.2)
|
|
Lung disease
|
10 (4.6)
|
35 (10.6)
|
5 (1.5)
|
|
Diabetes
|
15 (6.9)
|
26 (7.9)
|
17 (5.0)
|
|
Depression
|
20 (9.2)
|
36 (10.9)
|
30 (8.8)
|
|
Other2
|
147 (67.7)
|
237 (71.6)
|
227 (66.8)
|
|
Self-rated health
| | | |
|
Excellent
|
8 (3.7)
|
5 (1.5)
|
26 (7.7)
|
|
Very good
|
57 (26.3)
|
40 (12.1)
|
98 (28.8)
|
|
Good
|
87 (40.1)
|
103 (31.1)
|
126 (37.1)
|
|
Fair
|
52 (24.0)
|
135 (40.8)
|
77 (22.7)
|
|
Poor
|
12 (5.5)
|
46 (13.9)
|
12 (3.5)
|
|
Missing
|
1 (0.5)
|
2 (0.6)
|
1 (0.3)
|
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1Cell counts do not sum to the sample size because a person may have multiple co-morbidities
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2 Includes: high blood pressure; ulcer or stomach disease; kidney disease; liver disease; anemia or blood disease; cancer; other medical problem (excluding OA and RA)
