Table 1 Number (Proportion) of Patients with any Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Hospitalization by Patient Characteristics of Patients with any Hospital-Based Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis, Gout, or Other Rheumatic Disease, Compared to No Rheumatic Disease Diagnosis
Characteristic | Osteoarthritis Only (of 10,516 people) | Gout (of 2880 people) | Other Rheumatic Diseasea (of 2436 people) | No Rheumatic Disease Diagnosis (of 61,896 people) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Any CVD hospitalization | 1076 (10.2%)* | 870 (30.2%)* | 341 (14.0%) | 7845 (12.7%) |
Age group | ||||
18–39 | 8 (3.0%) | 22 (21.8%)* | 16 (6.0%)* | 355 (2.2%) |
40–64 | 294 (6.7%)* | 277 (28.4%)* | 126 (11.2%) | 3428 (13.0%) |
65 or older | 774 (13.3%)* | 571 (31.7%)* | 199 (19.0%) | 4062 (21.4%) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 574 (9.8%) | 252 (32.0%)* | 221 (12.5%)* | 2970 (10.1%) |
Male | 502 (10.8%)* | 618 (29.5%)* | 120 (17.8%) | 4875 (15.1%) |
Race | ||||
White | 686 (8.9%)* | 546 (28.6%)* | 183 (13.8%) | 5052 (13.5%) |
AN/AI | 247 (14.8%)* | 82 (29.9%)* | 117 (14.1%)* | 1448 (9.3%) |
Other | 136 (15.3%) | 231 (36.6%)* | 36 (16.0%) | 1157 (16.4%) |
Type of residence | ||||
Urban | 726 (10.1%)* | 609 (29.6%)* | 210 (13.8%) | 5116 (12.7%) |
Rural | 350 (10.5%)* | 261 (31.7%)* | 131 (14.4%) | 2724 (12.6%) |
Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||
0 | 42 (0.9%)* | 19 (4.8%)* | 9 (4.1%) | 440 (1.6%) |
1–2 | 259 (7.2%)* | 118 (15.4%) | 55 (4.8%)* | 3085 (15.3%) |
>=3 | 775 (31.3%) | 733 (42.7%)* | 277 (25.6%)* | 4320 (30.9%) |