Patient characteristics | Patients (n = 3128) | Controls (n = 1097) |
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Mean age—year | 57 ± 14 | 55 ± 13 |
Female sex—no. (%) | 1994 (64) | 754 (69) |
Mean BMI | 26 ± 5 | 25 ± 4 |
Educational level*—no. (%) | ||
High | 1155 (46) | 530 (58) |
Middle | 783 (31) | 244 (27) |
Low | 566 (18) | 138 (15) |
Autoimmune disease type—no. (%) | ||
Rheumatoid arthritis | 1544 (49) | N.A. |
Psoriatic arthritis | 444 (14) | N.A. |
Ankylosing spondylitis | 423 (14) | N.A. |
Axial or peripheral spondyloarthritis | 38 (1) | N.A. |
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | 47 (2) | N.A. |
Systemic lupus erythematodes | 159 (5) | N.A. |
Vasculitis | 44 (1) | N.A. |
Polymyalgia rheumatica | 99 (3) | N.A. |
Sjogren’s disease | 141 (5) | N.A. |