Table 5.
Predictors of seeing a rheumatologist among 509 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis in the MCBS, 2001 to 2006
| Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) |
|
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 65 to 74 | 1.00 |
| 75 to 84 | 0.59 (0.39, 0.90) |
| 85+ | 0.22 (0.11, 0.48) |
| Gender, female | 0.99 (0.70, 1.45) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic, white | 1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, black | 1.15 (0.35, 3.79) |
| Hispanic | 1.33 (0.44, 3.97) |
| Non-Hispanic, other | 1.34 (0.49, 3.67) |
| Income (US dollars) | |
| >50,000 | 1.0 |
| >30,000 to 50.000 | 0.55 (0.26, 1.16) |
| >20,000 to 30,000 | 0.47 (0.22, 1.01) |
| >15,000 to 20,000 | 0.32 (0.14, 0.74) |
| ≤ 15,000 | 0.35 (0.16, 0.75) |
Models adjusted for variables in the table plus education, region of residence (South, Midwest, Northeast, and West), insurance status (private, managed care, and drug insurance), and comorbidity index, as well as year of observation. MCBS, Medicare Current Beneficiary.