From: The delivery of evidence-based preventive care for older Americans with arthritis
Variable | Rheumatoid arthritis N = 141,140 | Psoriatic arthritis N = 6,300 | Osteoarthritis N = 770,520 |
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Demographics | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
   65 to 69 | 32.5 | 39.4 | 23.9 |
   70 to 74 | 31.2 | 31.8 | 27.1 |
   75 to 84 | 22.3 | 18.7 | 25.4 |
   85+ | 10.4 | 8.3 | 15.0 |
Gender, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 76.9 | 60.0 | 72.9 |
   Male | 23.1 | 40.0 | 27.1 |
Race, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Asian | 0.8 | - | 1.1 |
   Black | 6.4 | - | 7.7 |
   Hispanic | 1.6 | - | 2.0 |
   Other | 1.2 | - | 1.0 |
   White | 90.0 | 97.1 | 88.2 |
Rural/Urban, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban Core | 64.3 | 71.4 | 65.1 |
   Not Urban Core | 35.8 | 25.6 | 34.9 |
Geographic Region, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Northeast | 20.5 | 26.7 | 20.9 |
   Midwest | 26.1 | 21.9 | 24.6 |
   West | 14.9 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
   South | 38.5 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
Income in $, % | Â | Â | Â |
   0 to - <30,000 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 22.5 |
   30,000 to <45,000 | 39.4 | 34.0 | 38.3 |
   45,000 to <60,000 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.2 |
   60,000 to <75,000 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 9.7 |
   75,000+ | 7.8 | 15.6 | 8.3 |
Comorbidities, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Myocardial infarction | 2.5 | - | 2.5 |
   Heart failure | 5.6 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
   Cardiovascular disease | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
   Dementia | 0.5 | - | 0.8 |
   Chronic pulmonary disease | 14.1 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
   Cancer (any) | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
   Hypertension | 37.1 | 42.2 | 49.0 |
   Osteopenia | 0.8 | - | 0.9 |
   Osteoporosis | 9.7 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
   Closed hip fracture | 0.8 | - | 0.7 |
Physician Specialty (≥2 visits), % |  |  |  |
   No rheumatology and no primary care | 6.5 | 5.1 | 18.9 |
   Rheumatology but no primary care | 23.9 | 27.0 | 4.2 |
   Primary care but no rheumatology | 30.9 | 21.6 | 68.4 |
   Both Rheumatology and primary care | 38.7 | 46.4 | 8.5 |
Physician Visits, n | 14.3 (0, 142) | 15.2 (2, 64) | 12.8 (0, 168) |
Number of days of inpatient hospitalization, n | 2.2 (0, 365) | 1.7 (0, 66) | 3.0 (0, 348) |
Receipt of any Long Term Care, % | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 |