Table 3.
Health status of participants with and without arthritis.
| Variable | W/O Arthritis (%) |
With Arthritis (%) |
OR † (95% CI) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep Quality | ||||||
| Refreshing sleep n = 50,918 (48.8% out of N) |
No | 5311 (13.7%) | 2336 (19.0%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 33,327 (86.3%) | 9944 (81.0%) | 0.68 (0.64–0.72) | <0.001 | ||
| Difficulty staying awake n = 50,849 (48.7% out of N) |
No | 28,346 (73.5%) | 8528 (69.6%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 10,245 (26.5%) | 3730 (30.4%) | 1.21 (1.16–1.27) | <0.001 | ||
| Having trouble going to sleep n = 51,018 (48.9% out of N) |
No | 20,454 (52.8%) | 5018 (40.7%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 18,248 (47.2%) | 7298 (59.3%) | 1.63 (1.57–1.70) | <0.001 | ||
| Spent ≥7 h per night sleeping n = 50,834 (48.7% out of N) |
No | 15,801 (40.9%) | 5734 (46.8%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 22,788 (59.1%) | 6511 (53.2%) | 0.79 (0.76–0.82) | <0.001 | ||
| General Health Condition | ||||||
| General health n = 104,198 (99.8% out of N) |
Good | 69,377 (90.6%) | 19,584 (71.2%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Poor | 7303 (9.5%) | 7934 (28.8%) | 3.85 (3.71–3.99) | <0.001 | ||
| Diabetes n = 104,254 (99.9% out of N) |
No | 71,314 (93.0%) | 22,923 (83.2%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 5393 (7.0%) | 4624 (16.8%) | 2.67 (2.56–2.78) | <0.001 | ||
| Cancer n = 104,177 (99.8% out of N) |
No | 75,375 (98.3%) | 26,450 (96.2%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 1304 (1.7%) | 1048 (3.8%) | 2.29 (2.11–2.49) | <0.001 | ||
| High total cholesterol n = 102,983 (98.7% out of N) |
No | 67,143 (88.4%) | 19,890 (23.5%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 8793 (11.6%) | 7157 (26.5%) | 2.75 (2.65–2.85) | <0.001 | ||
| High blood pressure n = 104,009 (99.7% out of N) |
No | 63,297 (82.7%) | 16,294 (59.3%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 13,237 (17.3%) | 11,181 (40.7%) | 3.28 (3.18–3.38) | <0.001 | ||
| Mental Health Condition | ||||||
| Mental health n = 101,540 (97.3% out of N) |
Good | 69,782 (93.0%) | 23,618 (89.2%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Poor | 5272 (7.0%) | 2868 (10.8%) | 1.61 (1.53–1.69) | <0.001 | ||
| Mood disorder n = 104,170 (99.8% out of N) |
No | 69,915 (91.2%) | 23,669 (86.0%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 6730 (8.8%) | 3856 (14.0%) | 1.69 (1.62–1.77) | <0.001 | ||
| Anxiety disorder n = 104,148 (99.8% out of N) |
No | 69,963 (91.3%) | 24,151 (87.8%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 6674 (8.7%) | 3360 (12.2%) | 1.46 (1.40–1.52) | <0.001 | ||
| Oral Health Condition | ||||||
| Oral health n = 52,510 (50.3% out of N) |
Good | 35,190 (90.3%) | 11,580 (85.5%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Poor | 3769 (9.7%) | 1971 (14.5%) | 1.59 (1.50–1.69) | <0.001 | ||
| Bleeding gums n = 47,468 (45.5% out of N) |
No | 26,893 (74.0%) | 8947 (80.4%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 9445 (26.0%) | 2183 (19.6%) | 0.70 (0.66–0.73) | <0.001 | ||
| Mouth pain n = 52,520 (50.1% out of N) |
No | 34,837 (89.4%) | 11,554 (85.2%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 4126 (10.6%) | 2003 (14.8%) | 1.46 (1.38–1.55) | <0.001 | ||
| Mouth dryness n = 52,463 (50.3% out of N) |
No | 31,876 (81.9%) | 8491 (62.7%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 7041 (18.1%) | 5055 (37.3%) | 2.70 (2.58–2.82) | <0.001 | ||
| Uncomfortable eating n = 52,515 (50.3% out of N) |
No | 33,025 (84.8%) | 10,649 (78.6%) | 1.00 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 5938 (15.2%) | 2903 (21.4%) | 1.52 (1.44–1.59) | <0.001 | ||
Health condition of participants with and without arthritis of the Canadian cohort (Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017–2018). Data presented as odds ratios (ORs) 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.