Table 1 Bivariate analyses of 326 RA patients with and without RA on the death certificate
From: Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): factors associated with recording RA on death certificates
RA recorded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Yes (n = 58) | No (n = 268) | P-value |
Age in years at time of death, mean (SD) | 69.3 (9.8) | 72.3 (10.1) | 0.05 |
Women, n(%) | 36 (62.1) | 161 (60.3) | .8 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
White | 23 (39.7) | 127 (47.6) | .3 |
Black | 2 (3.4) | 16 (6.0) | - |
Asian | 2 (3.4) | 1 (0.4) | - |
Hispanic | 31 (53.4) | 123 (45.9) | 0.3 |
Other | 0 | 1 (0.4) | - |
Socioeconomic status | |||
Nam & Powers Score, mean (SD) | 41.0 (2.8) | 48.4 (1.20) | 0.011 |
Had insurance at most recent visit, n(%) | 54 (93.1) | 259 (96.6) | .2 |
Clinical characteristics | |||
Disease duration in years, mean (SD) | 22.7 (13.0) | 21.6 (12.0) | 0.5 |
Presence of rheumatoid nodules, n(%) | 37 (63.7) | 148 (55.2) | 0.2 |
Deformities of 28 joints, mean (SD) | 17.6 (9.3) | 14.0 (9.2) | 0.007 |
Sharp Scorea, mean (SD) | 196.2 (133) | 135.6 (109) | 0.003 |
Steinbrocker functional class | |||
Class II, n(%) | 19 (32.8) | 121 (45.1) | 0.08 |
Class III, n(%) | 24 (41.4) | 95 (35.6) | 0.4 |
Class IV, n(%) | 14 (24.1) | 40 (15.0) | 0.08 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SD) | 4.09 (2.3) | 4.57 (2.4) | 0.2 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 26.0 (6.9) | 27.5 (6.4) | 0.1 |
Death certificates | |||
Autopsy Performed, n (%) | 3 (5.1) | 16 (5.9) | 0.8 |
Who signed Death Certificate, n(%) | |||
Certified Physician | 55 (94.8) | 228 (85.1) | 0.046 |
Medical Examiner | 3 (5.2) | 36 (9.8) | 0.08 |
Justice of the Peace | 0 (0) | 4 (1.5) | 0.4 |
Place of Death, n (%) | |||
Home | 17 (29.3) | 70 (26.1) | 0.6 |
Hospital | 33 (56.9) | 148 (55.4) | 0.8 |
Nursing Home | 5 (8.6) | 30 (11.2) | 0.6 |
Other | 3 (5.2) | 20 (7.5) | 0.5 |
Primary Cause of Death, n(%) | |||
Cardiovascular (n = 111) | 15 (25.9) | 96 (35.8) | 0.1 |
Respiratory (n = 68) | 16 (27.6) | 52 (19.5) | 0.2 |
Neoplasms (n = 51) | 12 (20.7) | 39 (14.6) | 0.2 |
Infection (n = 27) | 5 (8.6) | 22 (8.2) | 0.9 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis (n = 2) | 2 (3.4) | 0 | - |
Other (n = 67) | 8 (13.8) | 59 (22.1) | 0.2 |