TABLE 12. Unadjusted and age-standardized* percentages of arthritis-attributable severe joint pain† among adults aged ≥18 years with arthritis,§ by area — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015.
| Area | Weighted population with arthritis (rounded to 1,000s) | Weighted population with arthritis and arthritis-attributable severe joint pain (rounded to 1,000s) | Unadjusted % (95% CI) | Age-standardized % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
1,248,000 |
433,000 |
39.2 (36.8–41.6) |
39.7 (35.7–43.8) |
| Alaska |
117,000 |
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—¶ |
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| Arizona |
1,222,000 |
328,000 |
30.6 (28.0–33.3) |
32.9 (28.0–38.2) |
| Arkansas |
672,000 |
218,000 |
36.3 (32.6–40.1) |
41.6 (35.3–48.3) |
| California |
5,719,000 |
1,510,000 |
30.2 (27.9–32.7) |
29.3 (25.8–33.0) |
| Colorado |
949,000 |
194,000 |
24.0 (21.9–26.2) |
26.2 (22.3–30.4) |
| Connecticut |
690,000 |
153,000 |
25.3 (23.3–27.4) |
25.9 (22.3–29.8) |
| Delaware |
207,000 |
57,000 |
30.8 (27.3–34.4) |
31.6 (25.2–38.7) |
| District of Columbia |
101,000 |
36,000 |
40.5 (35.0–46.3) |
36.5 (26.5–47.9) |
| Florida |
4,154,000 |
1,195,000 |
34.0 (31.5–36.6) |
38.0 (32.7–43.7) |
| Georgia |
1,890,000 |
573,000 |
34.1 (30.8–37.4) |
31.2 (25.7–37.4) |
| Hawaii |
211,000 |
41,000 |
21.7 (19.0–24.7) |
23.6 (18.9–29.2) |
| Idaho |
309,000 |
59,000 |
21.8 (19.1–24.9) |
21.9 (17.4–27.3) |
| Illinois |
2,308,000 |
576,000 |
27.4 (24.6–30.5) |
24.4 (20.2–29.3) |
| Indiana |
1,390,000 |
302,000 |
25.5 (22.8–28.4) |
26.0 (20.6–32.2) |
| Iowa |
619,000 |
122,000 |
22.3 (20.0–24.8) |
24.3 (19.7–29.6) |
| Kansas |
536,000 |
121,000 |
25.7 (24.4–27.1) |
26.2 (23.8–28.6) |
| Kentucky |
1,087,000 |
349,000 |
36.3 (33.5–39.1) |
36.7 (32.0–41.7) |
| Louisiana |
989,000 |
356,000 |
41.1 (37.8–44.4) |
41.2 (35.8–46.9) |
| Maine |
332,000 |
69,000 |
23.9 (21.6–26.3) |
30.3 (25.6–35.4) |
| Maryland |
1,096,000 |
249,000 |
26.1 (23.3–29.1) |
28.5 (22.8–35.0) |
| Massachusetts |
1,300,000 |
310,000 |
28.0 (25.4–30.8) |
28.4 (24.1–33.2) |
| Michigan |
2,305,000 |
605,000 |
28.7 (26.7–30.8) |
30.5 (27.1–34.1) |
| Minnesota |
907,000 |
181,000 |
21.8 (20.1–23.5) |
23.3 (19.9–27.1) |
| Mississippi |
647,000 |
270,000 |
45.5 (42.5–48.5) |
46.0 (40.8–51.3) |
| Missouri |
1,372,000 |
375,000 |
30.1 (27.6–32.8) |
34.0 (29.2–39.2) |
| Montana |
216,000 |
47,000 |
23.2 (20.5–26.1) |
24.3 (19.7–29.6) |
| Nebraska |
334,000 |
67,000 |
21.6 (19.9–23.5) |
22.8 (19.4–26.6) |
| Nevada |
477,000 |
130,000 |
30.6 (25.6–36.1) |
30.2 (22.3–39.3) |
| New Hampshire |
282,000 |
58,000 |
23.0 (20.7–25.6) |
26.6 (21.6–32.3) |
| New Jersey |
1,590,000 |
424,000 |
30.0 (27.5–32.6) |
33.6 (28.9–38.7) |
| New Mexico |
386,000 |
110,000 |
32.2 (29.3–35.2) |
32.7 (27.4–38.5) |
| New York |
3,629,000 |
821,000 |
30.9 (28.6–33.3) |
32.3 (27.8–37.2) |
| North Carolina |
2,089,000 |
687,000 |
35.8 (33.2–38.6) |
34.5 (30.3–38.9) |
| North Dakota |
134,000 |
21,000 |
19.2 (16.3–22.4) |
23.4 (17.8–30.2) |
| Ohio |
2,547,000 |
695,000 |
30.4 (28.1–32.8) |
30.1 (25.8–34.6) |
| Oklahoma |
813,000 |
259,000 |
35.0 (32.3–37.9) |
36.9 (32.2–41.9) |
| Oregon |
838,000 |
178,000 |
24.3 (21.6–27.2) |
25.7 (21.2–30.8) |
| Pennsylvania |
2,937,000 |
723,000 |
28.1 (25.5–30.9) |
28.7 (23.9–34.0) |
| Rhode Island |
226,000 |
59,000 |
29.9 (27.1–33.0) |
34.7 (28.6–41.4) |
| South Carolina |
1,105,000 |
361,000 |
36.1 (34.0–38.2) |
36.7 (32.9–40.7) |
| South Dakota |
158,000 |
36,000 |
24.1 (20.9–27.6) |
27.3 (21.4–34.2) |
| Tennessee |
1,630,000 |
481,000 |
34.2 (31.1–37.4) |
35.3 (30.1–40.8) |
| Texas |
4,055,000 |
1,138,000 |
33.3 (30.5–36.3) |
32.0 (27.5–36.9) |
| Utah |
407,000 |
77,000 |
21.2 (19.4–23.2) |
20.3 (17.7–23.2) |
| Vermont |
136,000 |
29,000 |
23.2 (20.8–25.9) |
25.5 (21.0–30.7) |
| Virginia |
1,513,000 |
381,000 |
27.5 (25.2–29.9) |
26.7 (23.0–30.7) |
| Washington |
1,346,000 |
282,000 |
23.0 (21.3–24.6) |
22.7 (19.6–26.1) |
| West Virginia |
557,000 |
204,000 |
39.8 (37.5–42.1) |
41.6 (37.9–45.3) |
| Wisconsin |
1,104,000 |
232,000 |
24.0 (21.3–27.0) |
23.7 (19.1–28.9) |
| Wyoming |
116,000 |
22,000 |
20.7 (17.7–24.2) |
22.7 (17.3–29.3) |
|
Median (Range)**
|
|
|
28.4 (19.2–45.5)
|
29.7 (20.3–46.0)
|
| Guam |
17,000 |
5,000 |
31.3 (24.0–39.6) |
27.0 (19.8–35.8) |
| Puerto Rico | 635,000 | 340,000 | 56.0 (52.9–59.0) | 58.2 (52.1–64.1) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Age standardized to the 2000 U.S. projected population, using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and ≥65 years.
† Respondents with arthritis who answered 7, 8, 9, or 10 to the question “Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching and whether or not you have taken medication. During the past 30 days, how bad was your joint pain on average? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain or aching and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be.” Severe joint pain was defined as a pain level of 7–10.
§ Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined as a yes response to the question “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
¶ Estimates with a relative standard error ≥30% or unweighted denominator <50 were suppressed as unreliable.
** Median and range were calculated from estimates for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.