Table 2.
Weighted prevalence a (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of “a lot” of arthritis‐attributable interference in four routine life activity domains among US adults ages 45 years or older with arthritis, by domain and selected characteristics, Arthritis Conditions Health Effects Survey (ACHES) (n = 1793)
| Routine life domains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected characteristics | Recreation, leisure, and hobbies (n = 503) b | Household chores (n = 479)b | Errands and shopping (n = 421) b | Social activities (n = 329) b | ||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Age group (in years) | ||||||||
| 45‐54 | 30.2 | (25.6‐34.9) | 25.5 | (21.2‐29.8) | 20.7 | (16.8‐24.6) | 18.8 | (14.8‐22.7) |
| 55‐64 | 26.6 | (22.3‐30.8) | 25.7 | (21.5‐30.0) | 22.9 | (18.7‐27.1) | 19.9 | (16.1‐23.8) |
| ≥65 | 25.7 | (22.4‐29.1) | 24.6 | (21.4‐27.7) | 21.3 | (18.4‐24.3) | 15.3 | (12.6‐17.9) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 24.2 | (20.3‐28.1) | 17.3 | (13.9‐20.7) | 14.1 | (10.9‐17.2) | 16.0 | (12.7‐19.3) |
| Women | 28.8 | (26.1‐31.6) | 30.0 | (27.3‐32.8) | 26.5 | (23.8‐29.2) | 18.6 | (16.2‐20.9) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 29.7 | (19.6‐39.8) | 31.3 | (21.4‐41.1) | 34.9 | (24.0‐45.8) | 32.1 | (21.8‐42.3) |
| Non‐Hispanic black | 31.2 | (24.0‐38.3) | 27.7 | (21.2‐34.2) | 28.1 | (21.6‐34.6) | 23.8 | (17.7‐30.0) |
| Non‐Hispanic other | 35.5 | (24.0‐47.1) | 35.6 | (23.0‐48.2) | 29.4 | (18.3‐40.4) | 23.0 | (12.8‐33.2) |
| Non‐Hispanic white | 25.4 | (22.9‐28.0) | 23.5 | (21.1‐25.9) | 19.3 | (17.1‐21.5) | 15.1 | (13.0‐17.1) |
| Body mass index (BMI) | ||||||||
| Underweight/Normal | 23.8 | (19.8‐27.8) | 22.7 | (18.9‐26.6) | 19.3 | (15.7‐22.8) | 14.4 | (11.3‐17.6) |
| Overweight | 23.6 | (19.9‐27.3) | 20.3 | (16.9‐23.8) | 16.4 | (13.3‐19.5) | 14.5 | (11.4‐17.6) |
| Obese | 33.2 | (29.1‐37.2) | 32.2 | (28.2‐36.2) | 29.1 | (25.1‐33.0) | 23.1 | (19.5‐26.8) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 40.3 | (33.8‐46.8) | 35.9 | (29.7‐42.1) | 36.4 | (30.2‐42.6) | 30.5 | (24.4‐36.6) |
| High school graduate | 28.9 | (24.8‐33.0) | 28.8 | (24.8‐32.7) | 23.9 | (20.2‐27.6) | 18.5 | (15.2‐21.9) |
| More than high school | 21.7 | (18.9‐24.6) | 19.4 | (16.7‐22.1) | 15.7 | (13.3‐18.1) | 12.9 | (10.6‐15.2) |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed | 16.6 | (13.3‐19.8) | 11.3 | (8.6‐14.0) | 9.4 | (6.9‐11.9) | 7.3 | (5.1‐9.6) |
| Unable to work/disabled | 64.7 | (58.3‐71.1) | 64.6 | (58.5‐70.6) | 57.4 | (50.9‐63.9) | 53.4 | (46.8‐60.0) |
| Otherc | 23.3 | (20.3‐26.2) | 22.9 | (20.1‐25.8) | 19.6 | (16.9‐22.3) | 14.1 | (11.8‐16.5) |
| Clinical measures | ||||||||
| Self‐rated health | ||||||||
| Excellent/very good | 13.0 | (10.0‐16.1) | 8.4 | (6.1‐10.8) | 5.4 | (3.6‐7.2) | 4.9 | (3.1‐6.7) |
| Good | 18.5 | (15.1‐21.8) | 18.4 | (15.0‐21.7) | 14.7 | (11.6‐17.8) | 8.7 | (6.2‐11.1) |
| Fair/poor | 49.0 | (44.6‐53.4) | 47.9 | (43.7‐52.2) | 44.3 | (40.0‐48.6) | 38.2 | (34.1‐42.2) |
| Currently seeing doctor/health care provider | ||||||||
| No | 16.6 | (13.9‐19.3) | 15.3 | (12.7‐17.9) | 13.2 | (10.8‐15.6) | 9.8 | (7.6‐12.0) |
| Yes | 38.6 | (35.1‐42.2) | 36.0 | (32.5‐39.4) | 31.1 | (27.8‐34.3) | 26.2 | (23.1‐29.3) |
| Severe joint pain | ||||||||
| No | 15.9 | (13.7‐18.1) | 14.6 | (12.5‐16.7) | 11.5 | (9.6‐13.3) | 8.7 | (7.0‐10.4) |
| Yes | 53.8 | (49.1‐58.5) | 50.4 | (45.8‐54.9) | 46.2 | (41.7‐50.8) | 39.0 | (34.5‐43.4) |
| Severe joint stiffness | ||||||||
| No | 16.5 | (14.3‐18.7) | 15.9 | (13.7‐18.0) | 12.4 | (10.5‐14.3) | 9.4 | (7.6‐11.2) |
| Yes | 53.7 | (48.8‐58.5) | 48.4 | (43.7‐53.0) | 45.1 | (40.5‐49.8) | 38.1 | (33.6‐42.7) |
| Severe fatigue | ||||||||
| No | 16.3 | (14.1‐18.6) | 14.1 | (12.0‐16.1) | 10.8 | (9.0‐12.5) | 8.0 | (6.3‐9.6) |
| Yes | 55.9 | (51.1‐60.7) | 54.9 | (50.1‐59.7) | 51.1 | (46.3‐55.9) | 43.5 | (38.8‐48.2) |
| Psychological factors | ||||||||
| Anxiety | ||||||||
| No | 18.4 | (16.1‐20.8) | 16.1 | (14.0‐18.3) | 15.4 | (13.4‐17.5) | 10.1 | (8.4‐11.9) |
| Yes | 46.6 | (42.0‐51.3) | 45.4 | (41.0‐49.8) | 35.8 | (31.4‐40.2) | 34.5 | (30.2‐38.9) |
| Depression | ||||||||
| No | 21.2 | (18.9‐23.5) | 18.8 | (16.7‐20.9) | 16.7 | (14.7‐18.7) | 11.8 | (10.0‐13.6) |
| Yes | 54.3 | (48.5‐60.1) | 54.5 | (48.8‐60.3) | 44.9 | (39.2‐50.7) | 44.7 | (38.9‐50.4) |
| Confidence in ability to manage arthritis symptoms (0‐10 point scale) | ||||||||
| Very confident, 7‐10 | 19.9 | (17.3‐22.5) | 17.0 | (14.6‐19.3) | 14.4 | (12.3‐16.6) | 12.2 | (10.0‐14.3) |
| Neutral, 4‐6 | 32.4 | (28.0‐36.8) | 32.5 | (28.1‐36.9) | 28.5 | (24.2‐32.8) | 21.7 | (17.9‐25.5) |
| No/low confidence, 0‐3 | 53.4 | (45.0‐61.8) | 52.5 | (44.1‐60.9) | 45.7 | (37.4‐54.1) | 38.7 | (30.6‐46.8) |
aWeighted prevalence % = percentage of survey respondents mathematically adjusted to match target population (US adults ages ≥45 or older with doctor‐diagnosed arthritis); percentages are among those with each characteristic by row per domain and do not sum to 100.0. E.G., among those 45‐54 years, 30.2% reported “a lot” of arthritis‐attributable interference in recreation, leisure, hobbies. bNumber of survey respondents who reported “a lot” of arthritis‐attributable interference. cUnemployed, homemaker, student, retired.