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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Rheumatol. 2020 Sep 15;48(7):1029–1036. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.200733

Table 1.

Characteristics of the SSF survey cohort (n=2961)

Characteristic n (%)

Mean Age (SD) 65.1 (±11.7)
Age (group) 18–39 79 (3)
40–59 783 (26)
60–79 1800 (61)
80+ 299 (10)
Sex Female 2831 (96)
Caucasian Race 2735 (93)
Employment Full-time 569 (20)
Part-time 178 (6)
Self-employed 128 (5)
Not employed 407 (14)
Retired 1398 (50)
Student 11(0.4)
Stay-at-home 111 (4)
Missing 159 (5)
Other Diagnosis RA 611 (21)
MCTD 378 (13)
SLE 291 (10)
SSc 81 (3)

RA=Rheumatoid Arthritis, MCTD=Mixed Connective Tissue Disease,

SLE=Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SSc=Systemic Sclerosis