Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants with and without arthritis.
| Variable (N = 104,359) |
W/O Arthritis (%) 76,773 (73.6%) |
With Arthritis (%) 27,586 (26.4%) |
OR † (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n = 104,359 (100% out of N) | ||||
| Male | 37,226 (48.5%) | 10,620 (38.5%) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| Female | 39,547 (51.5%) | 16,966 (61.5%) | 1.50 (1.46–1.55) | <0.001 |
| Age (years), n = 104,359 (100% out of N) | ||||
| 18–34 | 21,427 (27.9%) | 659 (2.4%) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| 35–49 | 19,427 (25.3%) | 2449 (8.9%) | 4.10 (3.75–4.48) | <0.001 |
| 50–64 | 19,419 (25.3%) | 8700 (31.5%) | 14.57 (13.43–15.80) | <0.001 |
| ≥65 | 16,500 (21.5%) | 15,778 (57.2%) | 31.09 (28.69–33.70) | <0.001 |
| Marital status, n = 104,118 (99.8% out of N) | ||||
| Single | 20,381 (26.6%) | 3460 (12.6%) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| Married/common law | 43,011 (56.2%) | 14,265 (51.8%) | 1.95 (1.88–2.04) | <0.001 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 13,210 (17.2%) | 9791 (35.6%) | 4.37 (4.18–4.57) | <0.001 |
| Education, n = 102,832 (98.5% out of N) | ||||
| Post-secondary, diploma, or university degree | 48,134 (63.5%) | 14,129 (52.2%) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| Secondary school graduation | 18,309 (24.2%) | 6299 (23.3%) | 1.17 (1.13–1.21) | <0.001 |
| Less than secondary school graduation | 9327 (12.3%) | 6634 (24.5%) | 2.42 (2.34–2.51) | <0.001 |
| Food Security, n = 102,848 (98.6% out of N) | ||||
| Food secure | 69,251 (91.5%) | 24,437 (90.1%) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| Moderately/severely food insecure | 6470 (8.5%) | 2690 (9.9%) | 1.18 (1.12–1.24) | <0.001 |
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants with and without arthritis of the Canadian cohort aged 18 years and older (Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017–2018). Data presented as odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. † Logistic regression. Data considered statistically significant when p-value ≤ 0.05. N = total participants; n = participants within variable; W/O = without; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; ref = reference.