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. 2022 Feb 17;19:E08. doi: 10.5888/pcd19.210277

Table 3. Adjusted Odds Ratiosa for Arthritis Prevalence and Associated Burden by Social Risk.

Social risk Having arthritis Limited activities Limited work Limited social activities Severe joint pain
Social risk factor 
  Food insecurity 1.32 (1.20–1.45) 1.65 (1.43–1.91) 1.56 (1.36–1.79) 1.73 (1.50–2.00) 1.67 (1.44–1.93)
  Housing insecurity 1.59 (1.41–1.80) 1.54 (1.28–1.86) 1.76 (1.48–2.09) 1.74 (1.44–2.12) 1.59 (1.33–1.89)
  Financial insecurity 1.20 (1.11–1.29) 1.53 (1.37–1.71) 1.48 (1.31–1.66) 1.64 (1.47–1.83) 1.44 (1.26–1.64)
  Unsafe neighborhood 1.38 (1.15–1.64) 1.37 (1.06–1.79) 1.42 (1.11–1.82) 1.37 (1.06–1.78) 1.34 (1.06–1.70)
  Health care access hardship 1.48 (1.34–1.63) 2.00 (1.72–2.33) 1.97 (1.70–2.28) 2.33 (1.98–2.74) 1.71 (1.46–1.99)
Social risk index, No. (total number of social risk factors) 
  0 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference]
  1 1.12 (1.05–1.20) 1.31 (1.18–1.46) 1.31 (1.17–1.47) 1.44 (1.29–1.60) 1.25 (1.10–1.43)
  2 1.35 (1.21–1.50) 1.72 (1.47–2.02) 1.74 (1.49–2.04) 1.99 (1.69–2.33) 1.72 (1.46–2.02)
  3 1.72 (1.50–1.98) 2.31 (1.85–2.89) 1.81 (1.49–2.20) 2.40 (1.89–3.04) 1.78 (1.45–2.18)
  ≥4 1.92 (1.57–2.36) 2.97 (2.20–4.02) 2.72 (2.06–3.60) 3.10 (2.26–4.26) 1.86 (1.44–2.41)
a

Data are presented as weighted odds ratios (95% CI), adjusted for demographic characteristics (age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, and health insurance), socioeconomic position (educational attainment, income, current employment status, and home ownership), and health conditions (heart attack, coronary heart disease, stroke, asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), depression, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and multimorbidity).