Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of hypertension diagnosis eligible, with and without RA
| CHARACTERISTIC | ALL N=14,974 |
RA N=201 |
Non RA N=14,773 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean, SD) | 50 +/− 15 | 56 +/− 13 | 50 +/− 15 | ||
| 20–39 | 26% | 10% | 26% | <0.0001 | |
| 40–59 | 49% | 49% | 49% | ||
| 60–79 | 22% | 35% | 21% | ||
| >80 | 3% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Female | 50% | 71% | 49% | <0.0001 | |
| Married/partnered | 60% | 64% | 59% | 0.01 | |
| Race | White | 88% | 93% | 88% | 0.12 |
| Black | 5% | 2% | 5% | ||
| Other/Unknown | 7% | 5% | 7% | ||
| Language | English | 92% | 97% | 92% | 0.02 |
| Non-English | 8% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Medicaid (ever) | 10% | 9% | 10% | 0.73 | |
| BMI (mean) | 31 +/− 8 | 30 +/− 7 | 31 +/− 8 | 0.1 | |
| Tobacco | Never | 43% | 43% | 43% | 0.44 |
| Current | 17% | 14% | 17% | ||
| Former | 25% | 29% | 25% | ||
| Missing/Passive | 16% | 14% | 16% | ||
| Condition Depression | 8% | 10% | 8% | 0.28 | |
| Anxiety/Psychosis | 15% | 13% | 15% | 0.59 | |
| Hypothyroidism | 4% | 5% | 3% | 0.25 | |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0.56 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 20% | 18% | 20% | 0.51 | |
| Diabetes | 5% | 4% | 5% | 0.45 | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0.23 | |
| Atrial Fibrillation | 0.4% | 0% | 0.4% | 0.36 | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0.47 | |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0.08 | |
| CHF | 0.4% | 1% | 0.4% | 0.17 | |
| TIA/Stroke | 3% | 2% | 3% | 0.82 | |
| ACG Score (Mean, SD) | 0.7 +/− 0.5 | 1.1 +/− 0.5 | 0.7 +/− 0.5 | <0.0001 | |
| PCP | Internal Medicine | 37% | 46% | 37% | <0.0001 |
| Family Medicine | 50% | 39% | 50% | ||
| OB/Gynecology | 1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Other (Geriatrics, Peds) | 12% | 11% | 12% | ||
| PC Visit Count (Mean, SD) | 2.6 +/− 2.5 | 2.5 +/− 2.1 | 2.6 +/− 2.5 | 0.84 | |
| Non-PC Visit (Mean, SD) | 2.3 +/− 3.1 | 5.4 +/− 4.3 | 2.3 +/− 3.0 | <0.0001 | |
| Rheum Visit (Mean, SD) | 0.1 +/− 0.6 | 2.6 +/− 2.3 | 0.1 +/− 0.4 | <0.0001 | |
Abbreviation Legend: ACG=Adjusted Clinical Groups, BMI=body mass index, CHF=congestive heart failure, PCP=primary care provider, SD=standard deviation, TIA=transient ischemic attack