Table 1.
Demographic data of the three diagnostic cohorts
| RA | PsA | HOA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) |
98 (75%) |
56 (45%) |
40 (83%) |
|
| Age, years, mean (SD) |
56 (13.6) |
51 (10.5) |
64 (7) |
|
| Disease duration, years, mean (SD) |
11 (9) |
11 (10.9) |
14 (9.1) |
|
| Educational background |
Basic, n (%) |
46 (35%) |
32 (26%) |
21 (44%) |
| Secondary, n (%) |
50 (39%) |
66 (53%) |
17 (35%) |
|
| Above, n (%) |
31 (23.8%) |
23 (18.4%) |
9 (18.8%) |
|
| Interest in receiving education |
91 (70%) |
93 (74%) |
81 (89%) |
|
| How much information? | None, n (%) |
6 (4.6%) |
3 (2.4%) |
2 (4.2% ) |
| Some things, n (%) |
24 (18.5% ) |
17 (13.6% ) |
5 (10.4%) |
|
| A lot of things, n (%) |
24 (18.5%) |
34 (27.2%) |
5 (10.4% ) |
|
| Everything, n (%) | 74 (57%) | 71 (56.8%) | 36 (75% ) | |