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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 26.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Rheumatol. 2023 Dec 20;6(2):e105–e114. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00296-5

Table 3:

Unadjusted differences in PROs by insecurities, income, and education

Physical Functiona Pain Interferenceb Fatigueb Sleep Disturbanceb Cognitive Functiona Depressionb Anxietyb

Any insecurity
No (n=117) 50·4 ± 0·7 50·7 ± 9·2 49·5 ± 10·0 49·4 ± 9·0 50·2 ± 8·9 3·9 ± 4·0 2·9 ± 3·6
Yes (n=135) 44·4 ± 8·9 55·5 ± 9·5 55·8 ± 10·2 53·3 ± 9·1 44·8 ± 8·8 6·5 ± 4·6 5·5 ± 4·7
p <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001 0·0008 <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001
Number of insecurities
0 (n = 117) 50·4 ± 0·7 50·7 ± 9·2 49·5 ± 10·0 49·4 ± 9·0 50·2 ± 8·9 3·9 ± 4·0 2·9 ± 3·6
1 (n = 63) *46·1 ± 9·3 *54·6 ± 9·5 *55·1 ± 10·8 52·6 ± 9·2 *46·0 ± 9·9 *6·2 ± 4·6 *4·7 ± 4·1
≥2 (n = 72) *42·9 ± 8·4 *56·3 ± 9·6 *56·3 ± 9·7 *54·0 ± 9·0 *43·8 ± 7·8 *6·8 ± 4·6 *6·2 ± 5·1
p <0·0001 0·0002 <0·0001 0·0024 <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001
Poverty
No (n = 206) 48·0 ± 9·7 52·7 ± 9·5 52·3 ± 10·7 51·2 ± 8·9 47·8 ± 9·3 5·1 ± 4·4 4·2 ± 4·3
Yes (n = 29) 42·1 ± 8·6 57·0 ± 10·1 55·3 ± 10·6 52·2 ± 11·3 44·8 ± 9·6 6·2 ± 5·5 5·2 ± 4·9
p 0·002 0·02 0·17 0·59 0·097 0·24 0·26
Lower education (<college degree)
No (n = 138) 49·5 ± 9·5 51·4 ± 9·5 51·6 ± 10·6 50·6 ± 8·4 48·3 ± 9·2 4·7 ± 4·2 3·7 ± 4·1
Yes (n = 113) 44·3 ± 9·3 55·6 ± 9·4 54·6 ± 10·4 52·8 ± 10·0 46·0 ± 9·3 6·1 ± 4·8 5·0 ± 4·7
p <0·0001 0·0005 0·026 0·056 0·042 0·012 0·020
Any insecurity x income
No insecurity + no poverty (n = 111) 50·9 ± 9·5 50·3 ± 8·9 49·1 ± 9·9 49·7 ± 8·8 50·4 ± 8·8 3·7 ± 3·6 2·9 ± 3·6
No insecurity + poverty (n = 6) 41·9 ± 10·6 58·6 ± 11·5 56·4 ± 10·2 45·3 ± 13·2 45·9 ± 10·7 8·2 ± 8·3 2·8 ± 3·8
Insecurity + no poverty (n = 112) *44·9 ± 9·0 *55·3 ± 9·5 *55·9 ± 10·1 *53·2 ± 8·8 *44·9 ± 8·7 *6·7 ± 4·6 *5·5 ± 4·6
Insecurity + poverty (n = 23) *42·1 ± 8·2 *56·7 ± 10·0 55·0 ± 10·9 54·0 ± 10·4 *44·5 ± 9·6 5·6 ± 4·6 *5·8 ± 5·1
p <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001 0·0018 <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001
Any insecurity x education
No insecurity + higher education (n = 84) 51·8 ± 9·2 49·6 ± 8·9 49·1 ± 9·9 49·9 ± 8·5 50·6 ± 9·1 3·8 ± 3·8 3·0 ± 3·7
No insecurity + lower education (n = 32) *46·5 ± 10·1 53·8 ± 9·4 50·7 ± 10·6 48·5 ± 10·5 48·9 ± 8·7 4·3 ± 4·8 2·8 ± 3·4
Insecurity + higher education (n = 54) *45·8 ± 9·0 *54·2 ± 9·7 *55·3 ± 10·7 51·6 ± 8·4 *44·8 ± 8·3 *6·1 ± 4·5 *4·9 ± 4·4
Insecurity + lower education (n = 81) *43·4 ± 8·9 *56·4 ± 9·4 *56·0 ± 9·9 *54·5 ± 9·4 *44·8 ± 9·3 *6·8 ± 4·7 *5·9 ± 4·9
p <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001 0·0020 <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001

Data are mean ± SD· Differences in group means were tested with t-tests or analyses of variance.·

*

Significantly different from “No insecurity, income>poverty/high education” group based on post-hoc means test·

a

Higher scores reflect better outcomes

b

Higher scores reflect worse outcomes