Table 3.
a Rate Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) of Hospitalization for Specific Disease Categories of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis compared to Patients without Rheumatoid Arthritis by Select Patient Subgroups
| Disease Categoriesb | Age 18-44 | Age 45-64 | Age 65-84 | Age 85+ | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infections, Parasitic | -- | 7.36 (2.51, 45.54) | 1.80 (1.06, 3.16) | 4.88 (1.74, 21.38) | 3.29 (1.82, 6.65) | 1.95 (1.05, 3.85) |
| Endocrine, Metabolic | 16.08 (2.66, 15895.8) | 3.70 (2.08, 7.41) | 1.36 (0.86, 2.19) | 1.66 (0.72, 4.06) | 1.83 (1.25, 2.75) | 2.68 (1.51, 5.19) |
| Blood, Blood-Forming Organs | -- | 4.25 (1.86, 12.90) | 2.49 (1.28, 5.31) | 1.26 (0.18, 9.03) | 3.71 (2.07, 7.44) | 1.07 (0.34, 3.32) |
| Circulatory | 3.97 (1.22, 25.08) | 1.79 (1.35, 2.38) | 1.29 (1.11, 1.51) | 1.13 (0.87, 1.46) | 1.25 (1.07, 1.47) | 1.28 (1.07, 1.52) |
| Respiratory | 1.09 (0.37, 3.33) | 2.37 (1.51, 3.91) | 1.91 (1.54, 2.40) | 1.12 (0.75, 1.66) | 1.72 (1.36, 2.17) | 1.56 (1.20, 2.05) |
| Digestive | 1.52 (0.74, 3.33) | 2.10 (1.51, 2.99) | 1.35 (1.06, 1.73) | 1.01 (0.61, 1.66) | 1.50 (1.21, 1.86) | 1.31 (0.96, 1.80) |
| Genitourinary | 2.50 (1.20, 6.06) | 1.82 (1.23, 2.74) | 1.08 (0.77, 1.50) | 1.06 (0.58, 1.90) | 1.29 (0.99, 1.68) | 1.45 (0.96, 2.22) |
| Skin, Subcutaneous | 2.84 (0.16, 2451.73) | 5.64 (2.37, 19.55) | 2.93 (1.69, 5.53) | 2.64 (1.01, 8.42) | 4.21 (2.43, 8.15) | 2.18 (1.11, 4.68) |
| Musculoskeletal, Connective Tissue | 8.51 (3.41, 36.17) | 3.82 (2.83, 5.33) | 2.02 (1.60, 2.56) | 1.63 (0.92, 2.96) | 2.66 (2.18, 3.27) | 2.28 (1.66, 3.21) |
| Injury, Poisoning | 0.32 (0.07, 0.94) | 2.22 (1.55, 3.25) | 1.71 (1.34, 2.20) | 1.35 (0.89, 2.06) | 1.65 (1.33, 2.06) | 1.47 (1.07, 2.02) |
a
Statistically significant results are presented in bold font.
b
Results shown only for the 10 CCS categories with significantly higher hospitalization rates among RA compare to non-RA as reported in Table 1.