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. 2017 Oct 18;12(10):e0186141. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186141

Table 1. Weighted baseline characteristics of the study population (unweighted, n = 8,907; weighted, n = 13,687,058).

Variables Weighted mean ± SD or weighted percent
Age, years, mean ± SD 62.2 ± 0.2
Women, % 53.2
Income, %
    Low 26.1
    Mid-low 26.0
    Mid-high 25.3
    High 22.6
Region, %
    Urban 72.5
    Rural 27.5
Education, %
    Elementary school 46.0
    Middle school 18.7
    High school 24.2
    College graduation 11.1
Marital status, %
    Married 99.0
    Unmarried 1.0
Alcohol consumption, %
    Never 36.3
    ≤ 1 /week 40.2
    2–3 /week 12.8
    ≥ 4 /week 10.7
Smoking status, %
    Never smoker 55.2
    Ex-smoker 25.3
    Current smoker 19.5
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD 24.05 ± 0.04
Osteoarthritis, %
    Non-OA (Pain-/ROA-) (reference) 59.4
    Pain only (Pain+/ROA-) 7.9
    ROA only (Pain-/ROA+) 20.7
    Painful ROA (Pain+/ROA+) 12.0
Hypertension, % 37.6
Dyslipidemia, % 16.9
Diabetes, % 13.8
Stroke, % 3.0
Myocardial infarction or angina, % 4.6
Myocardial infarction, % 1.5
Lung cancer, % 0.1
Cervical cancer, % 0.6
Breast cancer, % 0.7
Colon cancer, % 0.7
Stomach cancer, % 1.0
Pulmonary tuberculosis, % 6.4
Asthma, % 3.9
Thyroid disease, % 4.4
Atopic dermatitis, % 1.2
Depression, % 4.8
Chronic kidney disease, % 0.7
Hepatitis B, % 1.6
Hepatitis C, %, % 0.3
Liver cirrhosis, % 0.6