Table I.
Study group | n (%) |
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Gender | |
Female | 104 (87) |
Male | 16 (13) |
Residence | |
Town | 95 (79) |
Countryside | 25 (21) |
Marital status | |
Single (never married) | 15 (12.5) |
Widow/widower | 24 (20) |
Married | 81 (67.5) |
Education | |
Primary | 9 (7.5) |
Basic vocational | 24 (20) |
Secondary | 65 (54) |
Tertiary | 21 (17.5) |
Other | 1 (0.8) |
Professional activity | |
Employed | 22 (18) |
Unemployed | 98 (82) |
Disability pension yes | 55 (46) |
Disability pension no | 65 (54) |
Pension yes | 41 (34) |
Pension no | 76 (63) |
No answer | 3 (2.5) |
Children | |
Yes | 102 (85) |
No | 18 (15) |
Living conditions | |
Alone | 22 (18) |
With a spouse | 52 (43) |
With children | 14 (12) |
With parents/family | 1 (0.8) |
Other | 31 (26) |
Coexisting diseases | |
Coexisting diseases in total | 62 (52) |
Hypothyroidism | 18 (15) |
Diabetes | 13 (11) |
Ischaemic heart disease | 20 (17) |
Epilepsy or other mental illness before RA onset | 10 (8) |
Positive family history for mental illnesses | 6 (5) |