. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 Feb 6;70(3):333–342. doi: 10.1002/acr.23278

Table 1.

Individual Characteristics of the Sample.

Variables	Total Sample (N=60)

Age in years, mean ± SD	59.0 ± 9.8
Number of Females, (%)	49 (82)
Number of Caucasians, (%)	50 (83)
Education Level, N (%)
- High School	16 (27)
- College Education	44 (73)
Marital status, N (%)
- Married	32 (53)
- Single/never married	12 (20)
- Other (divorced, widowed, etc.)	16 (27)
Employment Status, N (%)
- Regular Full Time or Part time	20 (33)
- Retired (not due to health)	20 (33)
- Retired or unable to work due to health	11 (18)
- Other (modified or light duty, unemployed, homemaker)	9 (14)
Height in meters, median (25th-75th percentile)	1.63 (1.59–1.69)
Weight in kg, mean ± SD	84.9 ± 21.1
BMI in kg/m² mean ± SD	31.2 ± 7.2
RA duration in years, median (25^th–75^th percentile)	13.5 (6–22)
DAS-28 score, mean ± SD	4.0 ± 1.3
HAQ score, median (25^th–75^th percentile)	0.88 (0.38–1.25)
Charleston Co-morbidity index, median (25^th–75^th percentile)
Raw Score	0 (0.0 – 1.0)
Age Adjusted Score	2.0 (1.0 – 3.0)

BMI: Body Mass Index, DAS: Disease Activity Score, HAQ: Health Status Questionnaire