Table 1. Distribution of Selected Characteristics Among Adults Aged ≥18, by Arthritis Status, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016.
| Characteristic | Na | Weighted % (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Has Arthritis (n = 141,752) | Does Not Have Arthritis (n = 267,022) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Men | 184,406 | 42.8 (42.3–43.4) | 53.1 (52.7–53.5) |
| Women | 224,368 | 57.2 (56.6–57.7) | 46.9 (46.5–47.3) |
| Age group, y | |||
| 18–44 | 109,778 | 15.1 (14.7–15.6) | 56.8 (56.4–57.1) |
| 45–64 | 154,671 | 43.8 (43.3–44.4) | 30.3 (30.0–30.7) |
| 65–74 | 85,432 | 23.1 (22.6–23.5) | 8.1 (8.0–8.3) |
| ≥75 | 58,893 | 18.0 (17.6–18.4) | 4.8 (4.6–4.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 319,061 | 74.4 (73.9–75.0) | 61.6 (61.2–61.9) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 32,189 | 10.8 (10.4–11.2) | 11.6 (11.4–11.9) |
| Hispanic | 31,705 | 9.6 (9.2–10.0) | 17.9 (17.6–18.3) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 5,961 | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) |
| Asian | 8,768 | 2.1 (1.8–2.5) | 6.0 (5.8–6.3) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 11,090 | 2.0 (1.8–2.1) | 2.0 (1.9–2.1) |
| Education level | |||
| <High school diploma | 28,645 | 15.6 (15.1–16.1) | 11.6 (11.3–11.9) |
| High school diploma or GED | 113,502 | 30.2 (29.8–30.7) | 27.3 (27.0–27.7) |
| Some college | 112,976 | 32.6 (32.1–33.2) | 31.4 (31.0–31.7) |
| College graduate | 153,132 | 21.5 (21.2–21.9) | 29.7 (29.4–30.0) |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 204,591 | 36.5 (36.0–37.1) | 65.4 (65.0–65.7) |
| Unemployed | 15,860 | 4.5 (4.2–4.7) | 5.4 (5.2–5.6) |
| Retired | 125,176 | 36.7 (36.2–37.2) | 11.9 (11.7–12.1) |
| Unable to work | 29,143 | 15.6 (15.2–16.0) | 3.6 (3.4–3.7) |
| Other | 32,279 | 6.7 (6.4–7.0) | 13.8 (13.5–14.1) |
| Frequent mental distress | |||
| Yes | 43,085 | 17.6 (17.2–18.1) | 9.6 (9.4–9.9) |
| No | 365,689 | 82.4 (81.9–82.8) | 90.4 (90.1–90.6) |
| Frequent physical distress | |||
| Yes | 55,210 | 26.6 (26.1–27.1) | 6.9 (6.7–7.1) |
| No | 353,564 | 73.4 (72.9–73.9) | 93.1 (92.9–93.3) |
| Leisure-time physical activity in the past 30 days | |||
| Yes | 309,114 | 66.7 (66.1–67.2) | 80.1 (79.8–80.5) |
| No | 99,660 | 33.3 (32.8–33.9) | 19.9 (19.5–20.2) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smokers | 61,266 | 19.3 (18.8–19.7) | 15.7 (15.4–15.9) |
| Former smokers | 119,165 | 34.7 (34.2–35.2) | 21.4 (21.1–21.7) |
| Never smoked | 228,343 | 46.0 (45.5–46.6) | 62.9 (62.6–63.3) |
| Short sleep duration (<7 hours in 24-hour period) | |||
| Yes | 129,697 | 39.6 (39.1–40.1) | 32.9 (32.6–33.3) |
| No | 279,077 | 60.4 (59.9–60.9) | 67.1 (66.7–67.4) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 6,586 | 1.4 (1.3–1.6) | 2.1 (1.9–2.2) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 129,712 | 24.2 (23.7–24.7) | 36.2 (35.8–36.6) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 147,838 | 34.1 (33.6–34.7) | 35.6 (35.3–36.0) |
| Obese (≥30.0) | 124,638 | 40.2 (39.7–40.7) | 26.1 (25.8–26.4) |
| Excessive alcohol drinking | |||
| Yes | 135,738 | 28.3 (27.8–28.8) | 41.0 (40.6–41.4) |
| No | 266,787 | 71.7 (71.2–72.2) | 59.0 (58.6–59.4) |
| Asthma status | |||
| Current asthma | 37,667 | 14.4 (14.0–14.8) | 7.0 (6.8–7.2) |
| History of asthma only | 15,995 | 4.6 (4.4–4.9) | 4.5 (4.4–4.7) |
| No asthma | 355,112 | 81.0 (80.5–81.4) | 88.5 (88.2–88.7) |
| Has COPD | |||
| Yes | 33,421 | 14.8 (14.4–15.2) | 3.5 (3.4–3.7) |
| No | 375,353 | 85.2 (84.8–85.6) | 96.5 (96.3–96.6) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
a
The final unweighted sample size (n = 408,774) was obtained from 486,303 interviewed adults aged ≥18 year and excluded respondents with a missing value for age, COPD, arthritis, risk behaviors, or health-related quality of life. Categories might not sum to the sample total because of missing responses.