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Table 1 Characteristics of Responders and Non-Responders to Heart Health Survey

From: Cardiovascular risk management in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis: online survey results from a national cohort study

 

Responders (N = 1019)

Non-Responders (N = 561)

p

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Age, years

58 (11)

53 (13)

< 0.001

Disease duration, years

18 (11)

16 (10)

0.001

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Diagnosis

  

0.002

RA

858 (84.2)

437 (77.9)

 

PsA

161 (15.8)

124 (22.1)

 

Female

752 (73.8)

407 (72.5)

0.6

University/tertiary education

605 (59.4)

313 (55.8)

0.17

Full time work or study

281 (27.6)

214 (38.1)

< 0.001

Current biologic DMARD

752 (73.8)

380 (67.7)

0.01

Current methotrexate

662 (65.0)

334 (59.5)

0.03

Current prednis(ol)one

311 (30.5)

188 (33.5)

0.22

Current smoker

62 (6.1)

49 (8.7)

0.05

Hypertension

332 (32.6)

160 (28.5)

0.10

Diabetes

87 (8.5)

42 (7.5)

0.5

Hyperlipidaemia

183 (18.0)

85 (15.2)

0.16

  1. SD standard deviation, RA rheumatoid arthritis, PsA psoriatic arthritis, DMARD disease modifying antirheumatic drug