Variable | Number | Percent or SD |
---|---|---|
Female | 7,639 | 67.4 |
Age in years at cohort entry | 65.3 | 14.5 |
Recipient of social assistance at cohort entrya | 939 | 8.3 |
Urban residencea | 8,884 | 78.4 |
High healthcare use at baseline | 2981 | 26.3 |
Prior joint replacement | 352 | 3.14 |
Comorbidities | ||
Myocardial infarction | 291 | 2.6 |
Diabetes | 1,668 | 14.7 |
Osteoporosis | 1,722 | 15.2 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 54 | 0.48 |
Acute renal failure | 314 | 2.8 |
Chronic renal failure | 298 | 2.6 |
Coronary artery disease | 1,952 | 17.2 |
COPD-asthma | 2,587 | 22.8 |
Any type of cancer | 1,326 | 11.7 |
Osteoarthritis | 3,469 | 30.6 |
Charlson comorbidity | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Drug use prior to cohort entry | ||
GC | 4,360 | 38.5 |
COXIBs | 4,824 | 42.6 |
NSAIDs | 4,491 | 39.6 |