Table 3.
Number of unhealthy lifestyle factors (0–4) in the Danish cohort (N = 566)
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | p-value*3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 30 (5.30%) | N = 163 (28.80%) | N = 294 (51.94%) | N = 72 (12.72%) | N = 7 (1.24%) | ||
| Age, years | 63.93 (8.86) | 62.10 (12.05) | 61.87 (11.23) | 60.42 (9.37) | 59.60 (10.60) | 0.63 |
| Gender, women/men | 73.3/26.6 | 81.6/18.4 | 66/34 | 72.2/27.8 | 85.7/14.3 | 0.008 |
| Disease duration, years | 14.63 (12.01) | 15.03 (13.53) | 11.45 (9.32) | 8.99 (8.53) | 13.14 (11.51) | < 0.001 |
| TJC | 1.48 (4.20) | 1.60 (3.30) | 1.71 (3.60) | 1.80 (4.23) | 2.83 (4.20) | 0.93 |
| SJC | 0.52 (1.83) | 0.60 (1.50) | 0.50 (1.63) | 0.40 (1.01) | 0.50 (0.84) | 0.96 |
| PatGA | 31.87 (24.86) | 33.64 (27.10) | 34.23 (27.30) | 35.60 (29.62) | 36.71 (25.70) | 0.97 |
| Pain | 30.73 (25.87) | 31.70 (24.04) | 30.92 (24.35) | 32.30 (26.23) | 33.14 (27.30) | 0.99 |
| Fatigue | 33.70 (25.94) | 38.20 (26.96) | 38.80 (28.60) | 42.90 (29.80) | 42.90 (21.90) | 0.61 |
| HAQ | 0.57 (0.52) | 0.65 (0.62) | 0.68 (0.63) | 0.68 (0.63) | 0.54 (0.51) | 0.88 |
| EQ5D | 0.78 (0.15) | 0.80 (0.18) | 0.77 (0.16) | 0.77 (0.17) | 0.80 (0.15) | 0.80 |
| Cardiovascular disease*1 | 43.3 | 29.4 | 48 | 39 | 43 | 0.003 |
| Pulmonary disease*2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
Data presented as mean (SD) or %
TJC, tender joint count (0–28); SJC, swollen joint count (0–28); PatGa, patient global assessment (0–100, best to worst); pain (0–100, best to worst); fatigue (0–100, best to worst); HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire (0–3, best to worst); EQ5D, Euroqol Five Dimensions (0–1, worst to best)
*1Includes hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke, vasoconstriction of the legs and ‘other CVDs’
*2Includes chronic bronchitis, asthma and tuberculosis
*3ANCOVA or Fisher’s exact test