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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: DMARD non-use in low-income, elderly rheumatoid arthritis patients: results of 86 structured interviews

 

Total

Prior-users

Never-users

P value

 

N= 86 (100%)

n= 19 (19%)

n= 67 (81%)

 

Demographics

 Age (Mean, SD)

80 (±10.3)

79 (±5.2)

80 (±11.3)

0.77

 Female

77 (89.5%)

15 (78.9%)

62 (92.5%) (Mean, SD)

0.09

Race

0.64

 White, non-Hispanic

83 (96.5%)

16 (94.7%)

64 (95.5%)

 

 Black, non-Hispanic

3 (3.5%)

1 (5.3%)

2 (3.0%)

 

Education

0.77

 Less than 8th grade

10 (11.6%)

3 (15.8%)

7 (10.4%)

 

 Some high school

15 (17.4%)

4 (21.1%)

11 (16.4%)

 

 High school graduate

44 (51.2%)

8 (42.1%)

36 (53.7%)

 

 Some college or greater

15 (17.4%)

4 (21.1%)

11 (16.4%)

 

 Unknown

2 (2.3%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.0%)

 

Income

0.59

 Below $25,000

82 (95.3%)

19 (100%)

63 (94.0%)

 

 Above $25,000

1 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.5%)

 

 Unknown

3 (3.5%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (4.5%)

 

RA characteristics

 Morning stiffness

63 (73.3%)

17 (89.5%)

46 (68.7%)

0.07

 Nodules around elbow/ankle

13 (15.1%)

3 (15.8%)

10 (14.9%)

0.93

Self-reported swollen joints

0.06

 Zero

28 (32.6%)

4 (21.1%)

24 (34.8%)

 

 One

5 (5.8%)

1 (5.3%)

4 (6.0%)

 

 Two

21 (24.4%)

3 (15.8%)

18 (26.9%)

 

 Three

10 (11.6%)

3 (15.8%)

7 (10.4%)

 

 Four or more

22 (25.6%)

8 (42.1%)

15 (20.9%)

 

Self-reported serologic status

50 (58.1%)

16 (84.2%)

34 (50.7%)

0.06

 Positive

21 (24.4%)

10 (52.6%)

11 (16.4%)

 

 Negative

2 (2.3%)

1 (5.3%)

1 (1.5%)

 

 Do not know

25 (29.1%)

4 (21.1%)

21 (31.3%)

 

Years with RA (mean, SD)

20 ± 15.9

25 ± 17.6

18 ±15.2

0.13

MHAQ (mean, SD)

0.5 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.6

0.5 ± 0.5

0.02

 0

18 (20.9%)

1 (5.3%)

19 (28.4%)

0.01

 >0-1

53 (61.6%)

12 (63.2%)

41 (61.2%)

 

 >1-2

11 (12.8%)

5 (26.3%)

6 (9.0%)

 

 >2-3

2 (2.3%)

1 (5.3%)

1 (1.5%)

 

Prior visit with rheum >1 year ago

39 (45.3%)

15 (78.9%)

27 (35.8%)

0.01

  1. MHAQ, Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SD, standard deviation.