Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants
| Total N=228 n(%) |
Control n=115 n(%) |
Experimental n=113 n(%) |
Test Statistic† |
p‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, Mean ± SD) | 49.9 ± 11.6 | 49.6 ± 10.9 | 50.3 ± 12.3 | 0.43 | 0.66 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 72(31.6) | 34(29.6) | 38(33.6) | 0.44 | 0.51 |
| Female | 156(68.4) | 81(70.4) | 75(66.4) | ||
| Race | |||||
| Black/AA | 17(7.5) | 7(6.1) | 10(8.9) | 4.52 | 0.34 |
| White | 199(87.3) | 100(87.0) | 99(87.6) | ||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1(0.4) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | ||
| Native American/Alaska Native | 2(0.9) | 2(1.7) | 0(0.0) | ||
| Other | 9(3.9) | 6(5.2) | 3(2.6) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 29(12.7) | 16(13.9) | 13(11.5) | 0.30 | 0.58 |
| Education | |||||
| 11th grade or less | 2(0.9) | 1(0.9) | 1(0.9) | 6.67 | 0.25 |
| High school or GED | 33(14.5) | 15(13.0) | 18(15.9) | ||
| 2 years college/AA degree/technical training |
53(23.2) | 34(29.6) | 19(16.8) | ||
| College graduate (BA or BS) | 101(44.3) | 50(43.5) | 51(45.1) | ||
| Master’s degree | 33(14.5) | 13(11.3) | 20(17.6) | ||
| Doctorate/MD/JD | 6 (2.6) | 2(1.7) | 4(3.5) | ||
| Income | |||||
| $24,999 or less | 22(9.7) | 8(7.0) | 14(12.4) | 8.0 | 0.33 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 40(17.5) | 23(20.0) | 17(15.0) | ||
| 50,000-74,999 | 38(16.7) | 25(21.7) | 13(11.5) | ||
| 75,000-99,999 | 60(26.3) | 27(23.5) | 33(29.2) | ||
| 100,000-149,999 | 36(15.8) | 17(14.8) | 19(16.8) | ||
| 150,000-199,999 | 11(4.8) | 4(3.4) | 7(6.2) | ||
| 200,000 or more | 5(2.2) | 3(2.6) | 2(1.8) | ||
| Not answered | 16(7.0) | 8(7.0) | 8(7.1) | ||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Never married | 36(15.8) | 19(16.5) | 17(15.0) | 4.4 | 0.62 |
| Married | 126(55.3) | 61(53.0) | 65(57.5) | ||
| Separated | 5(2.2) | 3(2.6) | 2(1.7) | ||
| Divorced | 40(17.5) | 19(16.5) | 21(18.6) | ||
| Widowed | 7(3.1) | 5(4.4) | 2(1.8) | ||
| Remarried | 4(1.7) | 1(0.9) | 3(2.7) | ||
| Living with partner | 10(4.4) | 7(6.1) | 3(2.7) | ||
| Employment | |||||
| Full time | 134(58.8) | 71(61.7) | 63(55.7) | 1.3 | 0.97 |
| Part time | 29(12.7) | 13(11.3) | 16(14.2) | ||
| Unemployed | 13(5.7) | 6(5.2) | 7(6.2) | ||
| Disabled | 18(7.9) | 8(7.0) | 10(8.8) | ||
| Homemaker | 9(3.9) | 4(3.5) | 5(4.4) | ||
| Retired | 18(7.9) | 9(7.8) | 9(8.0) | ||
| Student | 7(3.1) | 4(3.5) | 3(2.7) | ||
| Arthritis Type€ | 0.04 | 0.85 | |||
| Osteoarthritis only | 134 (59.0) | 68 (59.7) | 66 (58.4) | ||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis or Other | 93 (41.0) | 46 (40.3) | 47 (41.6) | ||
| Arthritic Condition | |||||
†
Test statistics is t-test for continuous variable age and χ2 for categorical variables, comparing control and intervention groups.
‡
p-values pertain to tests for difference between control and intervention groups.
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One subject did not specify type of arthritis