Socioeconomic factors and self-reported health outcomes in African Americans with rheumatoid arthritis from the Southeastern United States: the contribution of childhood socioeconomic status

Table 1 Characteristics of CLEAR II participants included in the study (N = 516)

	Mean (SD) or Percent
	Participants (N)^a
Demographics and lifestyle
Age (years)	54.7 (11.2)
Gender (% Female)	89.5
Currently smoking (%)	23.3
Disease duration (years)	10.8 (9.5)
Total smoking (pack years)	9.1 (16.2)
Current medication use (%)
Methotrexate or Leflunomide	63.6
Biological agents	24.4
Socioeconomic status (%)
Less than or = HS	47.5
Homeownership	56.0
Parental education < HS	55.2
Parental homeownership	43.2
Self-reported health
Fatigue (VAS cm)	6.0 (3.0)
Pain (VAS cm)	6.3 (2.8)
Disability (HAQ)	1.3 (0.7)
Helplessness (RAI)	2.8 (1.0)

CLEAR Consortium for the Longitudinal Evaluation of African-Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis, SD Standard deviation
^aDataset restricted to the 516 participants with complete data on SES and covariates: age, sex, body mass index, disease duration, smoking status, current methotrexate/leflunomide use, and current biologic agent use

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