|
Number
|
118
|
118
| |
|
Age (years); mean (SD)
|
44 (12)
|
45 (12)
|
0.545a
|
|
Female
|
83.9%
|
84.7%
|
1.000b
|
|
Highest level of education
| | |
0.870c
|
|
1. None
|
11.0%
|
5.9%
| |
|
2. GCSE/0 level/10th grade
|
17.8%
|
26.3%
| |
|
3. A-level diploma vocational qualification/12th grade
|
18.6%
|
21.2%
| |
|
4. Degree
|
20.3%
|
12.7%
| |
|
5. post graduate
|
32.2%
|
33.9%
| |
|
Employment
| | |
0.971b
|
|
Full time
|
18.6%
|
16.9%
| |
|
Part time
|
5.9%
|
8.5%
| |
|
Unemployment
|
3.4%
|
2.5%
| |
|
Not working due to RA
|
0.8%
|
0.0%
| |
|
Retired
|
5.9%
|
5.9%
| |
|
Home maker
|
61.0%
|
61.0%
| |
|
Student
|
4.2%
|
5.1%
| |
|
Age at diagnosis (years); mean (SD)
|
37 (11)
|
38 (11)
|
0.532a
|
|
Height (metres); mean (SD)
|
1.56 (0.08)
|
1.57 (0.09)
|
0.445a
|
|
Weight (kilograms); mean (SD)
|
57.9 (10.2)
|
57.4 (9.6)
|
0.675a
|
|
History of co-morbidities
|
|
Heart attack
|
1.7%
|
0.8%
|
0.619b
|
|
Angina
|
1.9%
|
5.9%
|
0.179b
|
|
Diabetes
|
7.1%
|
11.9%
|
0.265b
|
|
High blood pressure
|
25.0%
|
28.0%
|
0.658b
|
|
High cholesterol
|
8.6%
|
16.1%
|
0.107b
|
|
Obesity
|
19.5%
|
13.6%
|
0.287b
|
|
Smoking
|
2.5%
|
8.5%
|
0.083b
|
|
Previous smoking status
|
6.8%
|
7.6%
|
1.000b
|
|
Family history of CVD
|
22.9%
|
20.3%
|
0.752b
|
|
Information on TV or media
|
36.4%
|
33.1%
|
0.682b
|
|
CVD and diabetes medications
|
|
Cholesterol lowering medications
|
5.5%
|
13.6%
|
0.045b *
|
|
Blood pressure lowering medications
|
14.2%
|
25.4%
|
0.034b *
|
|
Blood pressure of above patients
| | | |
|
Normal
|
13%
|
50%
|
0.017c *
|
|
Elevated
|
6%
|
0%
| |
|
Stage 1
|
44%
|
43%
| |
|
Stage 2
|
25%
|
7%
| |
|
Not available
|
13%
|
0%
| |
|
Insulin
|
4.5%
|
2.5%
|
0.490b
|
|
Anti-inflammatory drugs
|
60.6%
|
53.8%
|
0.347b
|
|
Corticosteroids
|
35.4%
|
25.4%
|
0.134b
|
|
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
|
100%
|
100%
|
1.000b
|
|
Biological drugs
|
0%
|
12.7%
|
< 0.001b *
|
|
DAS 28 mean;(SD)
|
3.1(0.7)
|
4.0(0.8)
|
< 0.001a *
|
|
Disease duration (years); geometric mean
|
5.5
|
4.1
|
0.012a *
|
