Table 1.
Subject characteristics
|
Variable |
Men |
|
Women |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
IP |
Non-IP |
|
IP |
Non-IP |
|
|
N = 52 |
N = 104 |
|
N = 87 |
N = 174 |
|
|
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | p value | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | p value | |
| Age at interview (years) |
65.7 (8.1) |
|
61.7 (9.0) |
|
||
| Body mass index at baseline (kg/m2) |
26.9 (3.4) |
26.6 (3.4) |
0.68 |
26.9 (4.3) |
25.6 (4.0) |
0.02 |
| % |
% |
|
% |
% |
|
|
| Steroid tablets/injections for at least 3 months | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.80 | 17.2 | 1.7 | <0.001 |
IP = inflammatory polyarthritis.