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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Survey Respondents

From: WOMAC score and arthritis diagnosis predict decreased agricultural productivity

Variable

Total (n = 299)a

Joint Health Outcomes

 Joint pain

n (%)

262 (87.63%)

 Arthritis diagnosis

n (%)

143 (47.83%)

 Osteoarthritis diagnosis

n (%)

67 (22.41%)

 WOMAC scoreb

Median (IQR)

23 (13, 34)

 

Mean (STD)

24.38 (15.24)

Economic Risk Outcomes

 Workload, compared to previous capacity

  

 100% of previous capacity

n (%)

121 (40.47%)

 50–75% of previous capacity

n (%)

99 (33.11%)

 25–50% of previous capacity

n (%)

22 (7.36%)

 Less than 25% of previous capacity

n (%)

16 (5.35%)

Rely on others to perform previous duties

n (%)

82 (27.42%)

Financial wellbeing of farm/ranch

 Extremely well

n (%)

35 (11.71%)

 Fairly well

n (%)

155 (51.84%)

 Breaking even

n (%)

92 (30.77%)

 Doing poorly

n (%)

13 (4.35%)

Demographic information

 Age

Median (IQR)

62 (54, 68)

 

Mean (SD)

59.59 (14.13)

 Years working on ranch

Median (IQR)

40 (27, 48)

 

Mean (SD)

37.72 (16.35)

 Body mass index (BMI)

Median (IQR)

27 (25, 31)

 

Mean (SD)

28.15 (4.24)

Top commodities produced on farm/ranch

 Cattle

n (%)

193 (64.55%)

 Sheep

n (%)

26 (8.70%)

 Other livestock

n (%)

16 (5.35%)

 Small grains/cereal

n (%)

122 (40.80%)

 Pulse crops

n (%)

48 (16.05%)

 Hay

n (%)

115 (38.46%)

 Other crop

n (%)

13 (4.35%)

  1. aNumbers and percentages may not add to 100% of total due to missing values
  2. bAmong those experiencing joint pain in hips or knees (n = 123)