Table 1 Study population characteristics according to the marital status (n = 185)
From: Spinsterhood and its impact on disease features in women with rheumatoid arthritis
Characteristics | Spinsterhood | Distressed marriage | Nondistressed marriage | Divorced or widowed | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational level | |||||
-No formal education | 15 (35.71%) | 39 (44.31%) | 19 (67.85%) | 22 (81.48%) | 0.010 |
-Primary education | 11 (26.19%) | 26 (29.54%) | 2 (7.14%) | 2 (7.4%) | |
- ≥ Secondary education | 16 (38.1%) | 23 (26.13) | 7 (25%) | 3 (11.11%) | |
Household income (DH) | |||||
≤ less than 1000 | 20 (47.62%) | 44 (50%) | 11 (39.28%) | 12 (44.45%) | 0.042 |
> 1000- < 2000 | 15 (35.72%) | 30 (34.1%) | 7 (25%) | 11 (40.75%) | |
≥ 2000- < 5000 | 5 (11.9%) | 9 (10.22%) | 4 (14.28%) | 3 (11.1%) | |
≥ 5000 | 2 (4.76%) | 5 (5.68%) | 6 (21.42%) | 1 (3.7%) | |
Treatment | |||||
-Corticosteroids | 40 (95.23%) | 82 (93.18%) | 24 (85.71%) | 26 (96.29%) | 0.139 |
-DMARD's | 36 (85.71%) | 78 (88.63%) | 23 (82.14%) | 25 (92.59%) | 0.282 |
-Biologic agents | 7 (16.66%) | 12 (13.63%) | 4 (14.28%) | 1 (3.7%) | 0.096 |
Age (years) | 44.33 ± 2.54 | 39.21 ± 6.48 | 47.27 ± 3.22 | 55.76 ± 5.66 | 0.003 |
Age at onset (years) | 29.81 ± 11.65 | 36.52 ± 11.76 | 34.6 ± 12.23 | 34.72 ± 12.34 | 0.009 |
VAS pain intensity (0-100) | 67.14 ± 18.11 | 55.14 ± 16.08 | 53.63 ± 12.01 | 52.37 ± 14.21 | < 0.001 |
Morning stiffness(min) | 72.05 ± 16.38 | 47.16 ± 14.66 | 48.37 ± 11.25 | 45.79 ± 16.54 | 0.013 |
Night pain (Number) | 2.08 ± 0.47 | 1.42 ± 0.76 | 1.54 ± 0.57 | 1.44 ± 0.48 | 0.006 |
Tender joints (0-28) | 14.02 ± 4.47 | 11.45 ± 3.27 | 12.07 ± 3.7 | 12.2 ± 3.65 | 0.021 |
Swollen joints (0-28) | 7.97 ± 5.25 | 5.89 ± 2.42 | 5.3 ± 2.27 | 5.47 ± 3.1 | 0.004 |
ESR (mm) | 47.30 ± 17.44 | 47.71 ± 18.37 | 48.79 ± 16.31 | 45.85 ± 19.17 | 0.062 |
CRP (mg/l) | 37.07 ± 19.17 | 29.74 ± 13.26 | 30.09 ± 10.95 | 28.61 ± 11.93 | 0.02 |
Rheumatoid factor (UI/L) | 80.52 ± 45.75 | 88.19 ± 39.55 | 88.02 ± 43.13 | 89.75 ± 40.07 | 0.203 |
AntiCCp antibodies (UI/L) | 127.46 ± 104.36 | 160.2 ± 93.02 | 131.57 ± 97.53 | 110.97 ± 107.66 | 0.081 |
DAS 28 | 6.32 ± 1.5 | 5.17 ± 1.3 | 4.97 ± 1.94 | 5.04 ± 1.26 | < 0.001 |
HAQ (0-3) | 2.09 ± 0.58 | 1.39 ± 0.56 | 1.36 ± 0.68 | 1.23 ± 0.87 | < 0.001 |
Sharp total score | 98.45 ± 39.87 | 91.45 ± 35.39 | 91.34 ± 34.60 | 89.58 ± 38.61 | 0.317 |