Table 1 Participant characteristics for the entire sample and for individuals with and without self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis
Entire sample | Arthritis | No arthritis | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1276) | (n = 767) | (n = 509) | |
Key variable | N (%) or | N (%) or | N (%) or |
mean (S.D.) | mean (S.D.) | mean (S.D.) | |
Female | 899 (70) | 561 (73) | 338 (66) |
African-American | 200 (16) | 117 (15) | 83 (16) |
Age (22–94) | 57.0 (14.0) | 60.1 (12.8) | 52.3 (14.5) |
BMI1 (13–65) | 29.5 (6.8) | 30.3 (6.9) | 28.4 (6.3) |
Socioeconomic characteristics | |||
Non-homeowner† | 216 (17) | 134 (17) | 82 (16) |
Education | |||
> High School | 817 (64) | 445 (58) | 372 (73) |
High School† | 327 (26) | 218 (28) | 109 (21) |
< High School† | 132 (10) | 104 (14) | 28 (6) |
Occupation | |||
Professional/managerial | 540 (42) | 292 (38) | 248 (49) |
Sales and office† | 287 (22) | 173 (23) | 114 (22) |
Other† | 449 (35) | 302 (39) | 147 (29) |
Childhood socioeconomic characteristics | |||
Parents not homeowners‡ | 343 (73) | 233 (30) | 110 (22) |
Maternal Education | |||
> High School | 258 (20) | 131 (17) | 127 (25) |
High School | 413 (32) | 218 (28) | 195 (38) |
< High School‡ | 605 (47) | 418 (54) | 187 (37) |
Paternal occupation | |||
Professional/managerial | 274 (21) | 156 (20) | 118 (23) |
Sales and office | 117 (9) | 60 (8) | 57 (11) |
Other‡ | 885 (69) | 551 (72) | 334 (66) |
SES summary scores | |||
Current 2 | |||
High | 426 (33) | 222 (29) | 204 (40) |
Medium | 388 (30) | 227 (30) | 161 (32) |
Low | 363 (28) | 250 (33) | 113 (22) |
Lowest | 99 (8) | 68 (9) | 31 (6) |
Childhood 3 | |||
High | 268 (21) | 134 (17) | 134 (26) |
Medium | 395 (31) | 218 (28) | 177 (35) |
Low | 401 (31) | 261 (34) | 140 (28) |
Lowest | 212 (17) | 154 (20) | 58 (11) |
SES Trajectories (childhood to current) 4 | |||
High to high | 162 (13) | 76 (10) | 86 (17) |
High to medium | 73 (6) | 38 (5) | 35 (7) |
High to low/lowest | 33 (3) | 20 (3) | 13 (3) |
Medium to high | 154 (12) | 81 (11) | 73 (14) |
Medium to medium | 139 (11) | 73 (10) | 66 (13) |
Medium to low/lowest | 102 (8) | 64 (8) | 38 (7) |
Low/Lowest to high | 110 (9) | 65 (8) | 45 (9) |
Low/Lowest to medium | 176 (14) | 116 (15) | 60 (12) |
Low/Lowest to low/lowest | 327 (26) | 234 (31) | 93 (18) |