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Table 5 Predictors of seeing a rheumatologist among 509 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis in the MCBS, 2001 to 2006
From: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey
| Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 65 to 74 | 1.00 |
| 75 to 84 | 0.59 (0.39, 0.90) |
| 85+ | 0.22 (0.11, 0.48) |
| Gender, female | 0.99 (0.70, 1.45) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic, white | 1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, black | 1.15 (0.35, 3.79) |
| Hispanic | 1.33 (0.44, 3.97) |
| Non-Hispanic, other | 1.34 (0.49, 3.67) |
| Income (US dollars) | |
| >50,000 | 1.0 |
| >30,000 to 50.000 | 0.55 (0.26, 1.16) |
| >20,000 to 30,000 | 0.47 (0.22, 1.01) |
| >15,000 to 20,000 | 0.32 (0.14, 0.74) |
| ≤ 15,000 | 0.35 (0.16, 0.75) |
