Co-Occurrence of Arthritis and Stroke amongst Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Canada

Table 2

Bivariate relationship between stroke risk factors.

	Odds Ratio	95% CI
Sex
Female	1.00	Ref
Male	1.06	0.85–1.32
Age (years)
30–65	1.00	Ref
>65	5.74	4.55–7.23
Arthritis
No	1.00	Ref
Yes	3.78	3.06–4.68
Hypertension
No	1.00	Ref
Yes	5.78	4.64–7.20
Heart Disease
No	1.00	Ref
Yes	9.83	7.78–12.41
Diabetes
No	1.00	Ref
Yes	3.88	3.03–4.98
Alcohol
No Drinks Past 12 Months	1.00	Ref
Regular or Occasional Drinker	0.36	0.29–0.46
BMI
Normal (<24.9 kg/m^2)	1.00 (REF)
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m^2)	0.97	0.76–1.24
Obese (>30.0 kg/m^2)	1.31	0.99–1.73
Smoking Status
Never Smoked	1.00 (REF)
Smokes Daily or Occasionally	1.54	1.10–2.15
Former Smoker	1.44	1.14–1.83
Physical Activity
Inactive (<1.5 kcal/kg/day)	1.00 (REF)
Moderately Active (1.5–2.9 kcal/kg/day)	0.45	0.32–0.62
Active (≥3.0 kcal/kg/day)	0.56	0.43–0.72