Table 4 Differences between patients with high risk who accepted vs. declined a follow-up screening (n = 440)
Variables | n | Accepted n = 253 (58%) | Declined n = 187 (42%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 440 | 63.0 (57.0–67.0) | 65.0 (59.0–68.0) | 0.016 |
Gender, male | 161 | 93 (58%) | 68 (42%) | 0.932 |
DAS28-CRP | 364 | 2.4 (1.7–3.1) | 2.6 (1.8–3.7) | 0.090 |
Disease duration, years | 440 | 8.0 (3.0–15.0) | 5.5 (2.0–13.0) | 0.006 |
Unhealthy lifestyle factors | ||||
Alcohol number of units (n = 440) | ||||
Women ≥ 7 | 25 | 15 (9%) | 10 (8%) | 0.779 |
Men ≥ 14 | 27 | 19 (20%) | 8 (12%) | 0.146 |
Physical activity (n = 339) | ||||
0–2 days per month | 158 | 86 (34%) | 72 (39%) | - |
1–4 days per week | 156 | 89 (35%) | 67 (36%) | - |
5 or more days per week | 125 | 78 (31%) | 47 (25%) | 0.400 |
Waistline (n = 434) | ||||
Women ≥ 80 cm | 223 | 126 (79%) | 97 (82%) | 0.445 |
Men ≥ 94 cm | 116 | 68 (73%) | 48 (71%) | 0.919 |
Combined number of unhealthy lifestyle factorsa (n = 434) | ||||
0–1 | 172 | 102 (40%) | 70 (40%) | - |
≥ 2 | 262 | 150 (60%) | 112 (60%) | 0.670 |
Measures of disease impact | ||||
Pain (0–100) | 420 | 27.0 (11.0–52.0) | 33.5 (11.0–57.0) | 0.360 |
Fatigue (0–100) | 400 | 32.5 (15.0–60.0) | 41.5 (15.0–65.0) | 0.141 |
PatGA (0–100) | 421 | 26.0 (11.0–54.0) | 36.0 (11.0–63.0) | 0.086 |
HAQ (0–3) | 408 | 0.5 (0.1–1.1) | 0.8 (0.3–1.1) | 0.068 |
EQ-5D-5L (0–1) | 95 | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.8 (0.7–0.8) | 0.370 |