Table 2 Characteristics of included samples by RA.
Variables | Total | RA | Non-RA | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 17544) | (n = 987) | (n = 16557) | |||
Gender(%) | 0.735 | ||||
Male | 8346 (48.68) | 452 (47.91) | 7894 (48.71) | ||
Female | 9198 (51.32) | 535 (52.09) | 8663 (51.29) | ||
Age(%, y) | < 0.001 | ||||
20–40 | 5278 (35.74) | 69 (11.32) | 5209 (36.79) | ||
41–60 | 5672 (35.19) | 313 (38.67) | 5359 (35.04) | ||
>60 | 6594 (29.07) | 605 (50.02) | 5989 (28.17) | ||
Race(%) | < 0.001 | ||||
Mexican American | 2115 (8.16) | 116 (8.72) | 1999 (8.14) | ||
Other Hispanic | 1984 (7.92) | 136 (9.29) | 1848 (7.86) | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 7421 (63.28) | 358 (57.08) | 7063 (63.55) | ||
Non-Hispanic Black | 3439 (10.41) | 275 (16.12) | 3164 (10.16) | ||
Other Race - Including Multi-Racial | 2585 (10.23) | 102 (8.78) | 2483 (10.29) | ||
BMI(%, kg/m2) | < 0.001 | ||||
<25 | 3527 (20.86) | 123 (13.54) | 3404 (21.18) | ||
25–30 | 6726 (38.64) | 356 (35.92) | 6370 (38.76) | ||
>30 | 7291 (40.50) | 508 (50.54) | 6783 (40.07) | ||
BRI (mean (SD)) | 5.597 (2.402) | 6.425 (2.428) | 5.562 (2.395) | < 0.001 | |
HSCRP (mean (SD), mg/L) | 3.734 (7.086) | 5.311 (8.578) | 3.666 (7.007) | < 0.001 | |
WBC (mean (SD), x 103 cells/uL) | 7.198 (3.062) | 7.413 (2.513) | 7.188 (3.083) | 0.048 | |
SII (mean (SD)) | 538.427 (324.111) | 586.961 (435.511) | 536.342 (318.300) | 0.005 | |
Smoke status(%) | < 0.001 | ||||
Yes | 7290 (41.28) | 523 (54.38) | 6766 (40.72) | ||
No | 10,254 (58.72) | 464 (45.62) | 9791 (59.28) | ||
Hypertension status(%) | < 0.001 | ||||
Yes | 7246 (36.71) | 499 (46.50) | 6747 (36.29) | ||
No | 10,298 (63.29) | 488 (53.50) | 9810 (63.71) | ||
Drinking status(%) | 0.001 | ||||
Heavy | 5834 (36.96) | 269 (30.59) | 5565 (37.23) | ||
Moderate | 5801 (34.57) | 285 (32.54) | 5516 (34.66) | ||
None | 5909 (28.47) | 433 (36.87) | 5476 (28.11) | ||
Activity status(%) | < 0.001 | ||||
Heavy | 7528 (47.95) | 323 (35.72) | 7205 (48.47) | ||
Moderate | 5363 (30.91) | 337 (33.68) | 5026 (30.79) | ||
Insufficient | 4653 (21.14) | 327 (30.60) | 4326 (20.73) | ||
