Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
Variable | Frequency (%) N = 196 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 76 (38.8) |
Female | 120 (61.2) |
Age category (years) | |
< 40 | 11 (5.6) |
≥40 | 185 (94.4) |
Marital status | |
(Single, Divorced, Widowed) | 66 (33.7) |
Married | 130 (66.3) |
Residency | |
Village | 84 (42.9) |
Camp | 21 (10.7) |
City | 91 (46.4) |
Educational level | |
No formal education | 40 (20.4) |
Primary | 31 (15.8) |
Preparatory | 45 (23.0) |
Secondary | 39 (19.9) |
University | 41 (20.9) |
Smoking status | |
Smoker | 62 (31.6) |
Non-smoker | 134 (68.4) |
Occupation | |
Not working | 127 (64.8) |
Working | 69 (35.2) |
BMI | |
Normal weight | 21 (10.7) |
Overweight | 66 (33.7) |
Obese | 109 (55.6) |
Trauma | |
Yes | 64 (32.7) |
No | 132 (67.3) |
Pain medications | |
Acetaminophen only | 51 (26.0) |
NSAIDs only | 74 (37.8) |
Acetaminophen & NSAIDs | 71 (36.2) |
Number of affected joints | |
One joint | 83 (42.3) |
Two joints | 87 (44.4) |
Three joints or more | 26 (13.3) |
Duration of the disease | |
Less than five years | 76 (38.8) |
5–10 years | 81 (41.3) |
More than ten years | 39 (19.9) |
Number of comorbidities | |
0 | 51 (26.0) |
1 | 67 (34.2) |
2 | 44 (22.4) |
3 or more | 34 (17.3) |
Pain severity | |
Mild | 100 (51.0) |
Moderate | 59 (30.1) |
Sever | 37 (18.9) |
Pain interference | |
Low | 131 (66.8) |
High | 65 (33.2) |
Percentage of relief by medications | |
30% or less | 15 (7.7) |
40–60% | 56 (28.6) |
70–100% | 125 (63.8) |