Table 1.
Characteristics of participants according to arthritis status.
| Characteristic | Non-Arthritis (n = 1059) |
Arthritis (n = 165) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Factors | |||
| Gender (%) | 0.199 | ||
| Male | 602 (87.6%) | 85 (12.4%) | |
| Female | 457 (85.1%) | 80 (14.9%) | |
| Age (%) | 0.052 | ||
| 45–47 Years old | 417 (88.7%) | 53 (11.3%) | |
| 48–50 Years old | 395 (86.8%) | 60 (13.2%) | |
| 51–53 Years old | 247 (82.6%) | 52 (17.4%) | |
| Educational Level (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Low education | 142 (75.9%) | 45 (24.1%) | |
| Secondary education | 530 (86.9%) | 80 (13.1%) | |
| Higher education | 387 (90.6%) | 40 (9.4%) | |
| Marital Status (%) | 0.709 | ||
| Living alone | 81 (85.3%) | 14 (14.7%) | |
| Married or cohabitation | 978 (86.6%) | 151 (13.4%) | |
| Job Conditions (%) | 0.800 | ||
| Unemployed | 576 (86.7%) | 88 (13.3%) | |
| Employed | 483 (86.2%) | 77 (13.8%) | |
| Average Monthly Income (%) | <0.001 | ||
| ≤1600 Yuan | 581 (83.0%) | 119 (17.0%) | |
| >1601 Yuan | 478 (91.2%) | 46 (8.8%) | |
| Body Mass Index Mean(SD) | 23.4 (8.8) | 22.7 (2.8) | 0.075 |
| Childhood Breastfeeding History (%) | 0.328 | ||
| No | 197 (84.5%) | 36 (15.5%) | |
| Yes | 862 (87.0%) | 129 (13.0%) | |
| Lifestyle Factors | |||
| Smoking (%) | 0.284 | ||
| No | 656 (87.4%) | 95 (12.6%) | |
| Yes | 403 (85.2%) | 70 (14.8%) | |
| Alcohol Drinking (%) | 0.193 | ||
| No | 468 (88.0%) | 64 (12.0%) | |
| Yes | 591 (85.4%) | 101 (14.6%) | |
| Regular Physical Activity (%) | 0.171 | ||
| Seldom/Sometimes | 809 (85.8%) | 134 (14.2%) | |
| Usually | 250 (89.0%) | 31 (11.0%) | |
| Regular Daily Life (%) | 0.276 | ||
| Seldom/Sometimes | 993 (86.8%) | 151 (13.2%) | |
| Usually | 66 (82.5%) | 14 (17.5%) | |
| Sleep Quality (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Poor/Average | 607 (82.7%) | 127 (17.3%) | |
| Good | 452 (92.2%) | 38 (7.8%) | |
| Satisfaction with Current Living Conditions (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Unsatisfactory/Average | 472 (81.5%) | 107 (18.5%) | |
| Satisfactory | 587 (91.0%) | 58 (9.0%) | |
| Social support | |||
| Perception of Family Relationships (%) | 0.004 | ||
| Poor/Average | 242 (81.5%) | 55 (18.5%) | |
| Harmonious | 817 (88.1%) | 110 (11.9%) | |
| Relationships with Colleague or Friends (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Poor/Average | 251 (79.9%) | 63 (20.1%) | |
| Harmonious | 808 (88.8%) | 102 (11.2%) | |
| Appetite (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Good | 550 (91.2%) | 53 (8.8%) | |
| Poor or general | 509 (82.0%) | 112 (18.0%) | |
| Hypertension | 0.084 | ||
| No | 936 (87.2%) | 138 (12.9%) | |
| Yes | 123 (82.0%) | 27 (18.0%) |