Population-Wide Associations between Common Viral Pathogens and Self-Reported Arthritis: NHANES 2009-2012
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of US adults, ages 20-69, with and without arthritis (N = 9483).
with arthritis (SE)
w/o arthritis (SE)
Chi-Sq P-value
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
AOR P-value
N=1905
N=7578
Age ( yrs)
20-29
3.6 (0.3)
26.0 (1.1)
<0.001
1 (Ref.)
0.002
30-39
8.2 (0.6)
23.1 (0.6)
1.40 (0.98-1.99)
40-49
19.0 (1.0)
22.4 (0.7)
1.69 (1.01-2.83)
50-59
34.1 (1.4)
17.9 (0.6)
1.89 (0.96-3.71)
60-69
35.0 (1.3)
10.6 (0.5)
1.66 (0.67-4.08)
Women
59.5 (0.9)
48.9 (0.5)
<0.001
1.56 (1.40-1.74)
<0.001
Race
Non-Hispanic Black
11.7 (1.2)
11.9 (1.0)
<0.001
1 (Ref.)
<0.001
Non-Hispanic White
74.6 (1.9)
62.4 (2.2)
1.23 (1.03-1.48)
Hispanic
9.3 (1.2)
16.8 (1.7)
0.66 (0.56-0.77)
Other
4.4 (0.6)
8.9 (0.7)
0.61 (0.48-0.78)
Education
College and higher
17.7 (1.3)
15.4 (0.8)
<0.001
1 (Ref.)
<0.001
GED/AA degree
56.8 (1.4)
52.8 (1.0)
1.46 (1.18-1.80)
Less than High school
25.5 (1.5)
31.8 (1.2)
1.38 (1.16-1.65)
Annual HH income
65 000 and higher
38.1 (2.1)
44.3 (1.6)
<0.001
1 (Ref.)
0.1
20-64 000
43.6 (1.7)
42.1 (1.1)
1.39 (0.93-2.06)
<20 000
18.3 (1.5)
13.6 (0.8)
1.11 (0.83-1.47)
BMI
<25
20.9 (1.1)
33.7 (1.0)
<0.001
1 (Ref.)
<0.001
25-30
28.4 (1.5)
33.6 (0.7)
1.13 (0.92-1.37)
>30
50.7 (1.4)
32.8 (0.7)
2.07 (1.77-2.41)
Immunosuppressive medication use
5.3 (0.7)
0.9 (0.1)
<0.001
4.73 (2.64-8.46)
<0.001
SE: standard error. Chi-Sq: Chi-square. OR: odds ratio. AOR: adjusted odds ratio, adjusted for age, race, gender, and education. CI: confidence interval. GED: general educational development. AA: associate’s. HH: household. BMI: body mass index. Reference category not displayed for binary variables. All estimates are weighted to represent the national population.
