Table 1.
Questions 2–8: demographic characteristics of respondents with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
| Parameter | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (N = 318) | ||
| Male | 53 | 16.7 |
| Female | 265 | 83.3 |
| Age (years) (N = 318) | ||
| <20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20–29 | 3 | 0.9 |
| 30–39 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 40–49 | 32 | 10.1 |
| 50–59 | 75 | 23.6 |
| ≥60 | 202 | 63.5 |
| Occupation (N = 313) | ||
| Employee | 52 | 16.6 |
| Self-employed | 7 | 2.2 |
| Retired | 223 | 71.2 |
| Student | 1 | 0.3 |
| Unemployed | 6 | 1.9 |
| Unfit for work | 5 | 1.6 |
| Other | 19 | 6.1 |
| Type of rheumatic disease (N = 318) | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 318 | 100.0 |
| Osteoarthritis/degenerative joint diseases | 113 | 35.5 |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 15 | 4.7 |
| Juvenile arthritis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Fibromyalgia | 51 | 16.0 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 17 | 5.3 |
| Other | 3 | 0.9 |
| Severity of RA disease (N = 313) | ||
| Very mild | 0 | 0 |
| Mild | 30 | 9.6 |
| Moderate | 183 | 58.5 |
| Severe | 86 | 27.5 |
| Very severe | 14 | 4.5 |
| Time since RA diagnosis (N = 316) | ||
| <1 years | 6 | 1.9 |
| 1–3 years | 24 | 7.6 |
| 3–5 years | 39 | 12.3 |
| 5–10 years | 79 | 25.0 |
| >10 years | 168 | 53.2 |
| Age at time of RA diagnosis (N = 316) | ||
| <20 years | 18 | 5.7 |
| 20–29 years | 22 | 7.0 |
| 30–39 years | 46 | 14.6 |
| 40–49 years | 94 | 29.7 |
| 50–59 years | 95 | 30.1 |
| ≥60 years | 41 | 13.0 |