Table 4

Age-standardized prevalence of traditional CVRFs in women and men, comparisons across diagnoses are done with χ2 tests

Gout (%) n=159PsA (%) n=291RA (%) n=347AS (%) n=163P valueP value
gout vs PsA
P value
gout vs RA
P value
gout vs AS
P value
PsA vs RA
P value
PsA vs AS
P value
RA vs
AS
A: Age-standardised prevalence of traditional CVRFs in women, ages 45–89 years (n=960)
Education ≤12 years52.654.458.553.30.5340.7660.2320.9220.2860.8500.276
BMI ≥30 kg/m238.728.817.917.5<0.0010.028<0.001<0.001<0.0010.0090.983
Current smoker12.813.913.35.50.0480.7280.8340.0270.8570.0070.009
Ever smoker40.059.249.950.00.001<0.0010.0440.0700.0120.0700.924
Physical activity
≤3 hours per week
60.950.459.147.30.0120.0330.6810.0130.0300.5030.012
Sedentary*34.719.023.421.00.002<0.0010.0080.0060.1720.6140.531
Hypertension52.946.940.636.00.0090.216<0.0010.003<0.0010.0300.338
Diabetes18.111.57.45.4<0.0010.042<0.001<0.0010.0950.0400.412
Hyperlipidaemia30.621.216.612.4<0.0010.025<0.001<0.0010.1390.0160.193
Gout (%) n=674PsA (%) n=320RA (%) n=349AS (%) n=300P valueP value Gout vs PsAP value Gout vs RAP value Gout vs ASP value PsA vs RAP value PsA vs ASP value RA vs AS
B: Age-standardised prevalence of traditional CVRFs in men, ages 30–89 years (n=1643)
Education ≤12 years50.756.172.053.5<0.0010.113<0.0010.450<0.0010.493<0.001
BMI ≥3018.911.810.614.20.0010.006<0.0010.0870.6020.3640.149
Current smoker10.77.115.312.50.0090.0740.0350.375<0.0010.0210.343
Ever smoker53.053.562.157.60.0350.9630.0060.1740.0180.2560.242
Physical activity
≤3 hours per week
39.933.135.929.60.0130.0390.2020.0020.4650.3540.097
Sedentary*37.528.232.726.70.0020.0040.123<0.0010.2030.6840.096
Hypertension48.238.231.533.5<0.0010.002<0.001<0.0010.0830.2600.581
Diabetes14.19.010.06.10.0010.0240.055<0.0010.7060.1530.070
Hyperlipidaemia24.014.114.513.8<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.0010.8850.8990.786
  • *Total sitting time ≥7 hours per day+physical activity ≤3 hours per week.

  • AS, ankylosing spondylitis; BMI, body mass index; CVRF, cardiovascular risk factor; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.