Table 1.
Demographic and Health Status Characteristics of Interviewed Participants (N = 51) Enrolled in the People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) Study, North Carolina, 2004
| Characteristic |
Completers (n=36)
Mean (SD) |
Noncompleters (n=15)
Mean (SD) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 70 (13) | 60 (12) | .02 |
| HAQ-DIa | 1.0 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.6) | .30 |
| VAS pain scaleb | 47 (25) | 52 (25) | .40 |
| VAS fatigue scaleb | 49 (31) | 58 (37) | .40 |
| VAS stiffness scaleb | 44 (26) | 61 (31) | .05 |
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| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
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| Female | 33 (94) | 15 (100) | .99 |
| Nonwhite | 8 (23) | 3 (21) | .99 |
| ≤ High school | 16 (46) | 4 (27) | .30 |
| Fair or poor general health | 13 (37) | 5 (33) | .99 |
a
aHAQ-DI indicates the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index. The score ranges from 0–3, with 0 meaning not disabled and 3 meaning completely disabled.
b
VAS indicates visual analog scale. The VAS pain scale ranges from 0–100, with 0 representing no pain and 100 representing severe pain. The VAS fatigue scale and VAS stiffness scale also range from 0–100 with similar verbal anchors.