Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
From: Rheumatoid arthritis and sexuality: A patient survey in France
Patients | Controls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | Men | Women | Sample | Men | Women | |
N, %, mean | N, %, mean | N, %, mean | N, %, mean | N, %, mean | N,%, mean | |
N | 1268 | 200 (16%) | 1068 (84%) | 70 | 16 (23%) | 54 (77%) |
Age (mean) | 63.8 (12.4) | 66.1 | 63.3 | 60.4 (11.7) | 63.1 | 59.6 |
Living alone | 28% | 11%* | 31%* | 24% | 31% | 25% |
Respondents < 60 | 422 (33%) | 58 (29%) | 364 (34%) | 31(44%) | 5 (31%) | 26 (48%) |
Proportion <60 working | 55.0% | 58.6% | 54.4% | 74.2%** | 60.0% | 76.9% |
Proportion <60 on full/partial invalidity | 45.3% | 45.6% | 47.8% | - | - | - |
Respondents education | 1163 (92%) | 64 (92%) | ||||
Basic | 29.8% | 34.4% | ||||
Professional diploma | 18.5% | 17.2% | ||||
High school | 23.7% | 21.9% | ||||
University | 28.0% | 26.6% | ||||
Respondents household income | 1183 (93%) | 64 (92%) | ||||
<760€ | 6.1% | 9.4% | ||||
760-1800€ | 39.6% | 43.8% | ||||
1800-3000€3 | 34.1% | 20.3% | ||||
>3000€ | 20.2% | 26.6% | ||||
Respondents sexuality | 1134 (89%) | 192 (96%) | 942* (88%) | 70 (100%) | 16 (100%) | 54 (100%) |
Sexually active | 63% | 76% | 60%* | 69% | 63% | 71% |
<55 years | 85% | 91% | 85% | 86% | 75% | 89% |
55-65 years | 66% | 91% | 62%* | 76%** | 75% | 76% |
>65 years | 36% | 57% | 32%* | 54%** | 50% | 56% |