Table 1 Demographic and health characteristics of study participants
From: Discordance between self-reported arthritis and musculoskeletal signs and symptoms in older women
Characteristics | Without self-report arthritis n = 347 | With self-report arthritis n = 223 |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean [SD], year) | 63.6 [1.5] | 63.6 [1.4] |
Married or de facto (%) | 82.1 | 78.0 |
Residing in urban area (%) | 40.2 | 34.3 |
High school level less (%) | 52.9 | 56.9 |
Current smoker (%) | 7.8 | 7.7 |
Obese (%) | 59.7 | 73.5** |
Comorbid conditions | ||
 Anxiety (%) | 6.92 | 9.87 |
 Asthma (%) | 9.22 | 16.59** |
 Bronchitis/emphysema (%) | 4.9 | 6.28 |
 Depression (%) | 8.36 | 18.83** |
 Diabetes (%) | 5.76 | 10.76* |
 Heart disease (%) | 4.32 | 8.97* |
 Hypertension (%) | 19.31 | 32.74** |
 Low iron levels (%) | 4.61 | 4.93 |
 Osteoporosis (%) | 8.07 | 13.45* |
 Thrombosis (%) | 0.29 | 1.35 |
PCS†, SF-36 (mean [SD]) | 48.6 [9.3] | 39.4 [10.9]** |
MCS†, SF-36 (mean [SD]) | 53.1 [8.2] | 50.5 [11.0]** |
HAQ Disability Index‡ (mean [SD]) | 0.2 [0.4] | 0.6 [0.6]** |
WOMAC total score‡ (mean [SD]) | 15.3 [14.5] | 27.6 [18.7]** |