Table 3

Frequency of comorbid conditions among participants with and without rheumatoid arthritis

No rheumatoid arthritis
n=496 992
All self-reported rheumatoid arthritis
n=5657
p ValueTreated rheumatoid arthritis
n=2849
p Value
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Pain
 None196 103 (39.63)1049 (18.66)547 (19.32)
 1 site136 293 (27.54)1052 (18.71)504 (17.80)
 2–3 sites125 644 (25.39)1816 (32.30)887 (31.33)
 4–7 sites28 644 (5.80)967 (17.20)407 (14.38)
 All over body8107 (1.64)739 (13.14)<0.001486 (17.17)<0.001
 Missing21593418
Diabetes
 No468 450 (94.75)5173 (92.13)2635 (92.98)
 Yes25 966 (5.25)442 (7.87)<0.001199 (7.02)<0.001
 Missing25764215
Hypertension
 No197 330 (39.70)1808 (31.96)906 (31.80)
 Yes299 662 (60.30)3849 (68.04)<0.0011943 (68.20)<0.001
 Missing00
Cardiovascular disease
 No467 343 (94.03)5078 (89.76)2528 (90.63)
 Yes29 649 (5.97)579 (10.24)<0.001267 (9.37)<0.001
 Missing00
Depression
 No469 172 (94.40)5263 (93.04)2680 (94.07)
 Yes27 820 (5.60)394 (6.96)<0.001169 (5.93)0.439
 Missing00
  • χ2 for trend for pain; χ2 for other variables.