Table 3.
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Type of severity | Total n = 62 | Sex | Age (years) | ||||||
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Male n = 22 | Female n = 40 | OR (95% CI) | P value* | > 30 n = 36 | ≤ 30 n = 26 | OR (95% CI) | P value* | ||
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Arthralgia | 38 (61.3%) | 15 (68.2%) | 23 (57.5%) | 0.63 (0.21-1.88) | 0.586 | 20 (55.6%) | 18 (69.2%) | 1.80 (0.62-5.20) | 0.304 |
Arthritis | 24 (38.7%) | 7 (31.8%) | 17 (42.5%) | 0.634 (0.21-1.88) | 0.586 | 16 (44.4%) | 8 (30.8%) | 1.80 (0.62-5.20) | 0.304 |
Severe pain | 32 (51.6%) | 8 (36.4%) | 24 (60.0%) | 0.381 (0.13-1.11) | 0.111 | 21 (58.3%) | 11 (42.3%) | 1.91 (0.68-5.30) | 0.303 |
Severe disability | 13 (21.0%) | 3 (13.6%) | 10 (25.0%) | 0.474 (0.12-1.94) | 0.348 | 7 (19.4%) | 6 (23.1%) | 0.81 (0.21-2.75) | 0.760 |
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Chronic phase | |||||||||
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Type of severity | Total n = 28 | Male n = 4 | Female n = 24 | OR (95% CI) | P value* | > 30 n = 21 | ≤ 30 n = 7 | OR (95% CI) | P value* |
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Arthralgia | 20 (71.4%) | 2 (50.0%) | 18 (75.0%) | 3.00 (0.34-26.2) | 0.555 | 15 (71.4%) | 5 (71.4%) | 1.0 (0.15-6.64) | 1.00 |
Arthritis | 8 (28.6%) | 2 (50.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | 3.00 (0.34-26.2) | 0.555 | 6 (28.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 1.00 (0.15-6.64) | 1.00 |
Severe pain | 8 (28.6%) | 1 (25.0%) | 7 (29.2%) | 0.810 (0.71-9.18) | 1.00 | 5 (23.8%) | 3 (42.9%) | 0.417 (0.07-2.52) | 0.371 |
Severe disability | 1 (3.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | NC** | NC** | 1 (4.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | NC** | NC** |
OR: Odds Ratio; 95% CI: Confidence interval.
Chi square test;
NC: Not calculable.