Burden of Depression among Working-Age Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 1
Description of study sample. Working-age (18 to 64 years) adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015).
Weighted
Weighted%
All
2,662
5,719,998
100.0
Gender
Female
1,826
3,661,958
64.0
Male
836
2,058,040
36.0
Race/ethnicity
White
1,061
3,596,249
62.9
African American
778
989,822
17.3
Latino
639
780,416
13.6
Others
184
353,511
6.2
Age in years
18–39 years
444
956,652
16.7
40–49 years
609
1,271,670
22.2
50–59 years
1,080
2,326,292
40.7
60–64 years
529
1,165,384
20.4
Marital status
Married
1,287
3,098,420
54.2
Widow/separated/divorced
845
1,630,180
28.5
Never married
530
991,398
17.3
Education
Less than high school
665
1,007,827
17.6
High school
939
2,043,963
35.7
More than high school
1,036
2,623,400
45.9
Poverty status
Poor
740
1,216,767
21.3
Not poor
675
1,204,168
21.1
Middle income
708
1,670,010
29.2
High income
539
1,629,054
28.5
Insurance status
Private
1,302
3,411,533
59.6
Public
932
1,580,322
27.6
Uninsured
428
728,144
12.7
Employment
Employed
1,309
3,071,100
53.7
Not employed
1,352
2,647,283
46.3
Region
Northeast
383
984,779
17.2
Midwest
523
1,264,228
22.1
South
1,190
2,454,395
42.9
West
566
1,016,597
17.8
Perceived physical health
Excellent/very good
607
1,488,614
26.0
Good
871
2,001,187
35.0
Fair/poor
1,184
2,230,197
39.0
Perceived mental health
Excellent/very good
607
1,488,614
26.0
Good
871
2,001,187
35.0
Fair/poor
1184
2,230,197
39.0
Multimorbidity
RA only
716
1,605,886
28.1
Multimorbidity
1,946
4,114,112
71.9
Anxiety
Yes
494
1,134,341
19.8
No
2,168
4,585,657
80.2
Obesity
Obese
1,218
2,521,340
44.1
Not obese
1,392
3,084,702
53.9
Smoking status
Current smoker
698
1,567,457
27.4
Others
1,755
3,729,925
65.2
Missing
209
422,616
7.4
Exercise
Yes
1,077
2,364,802
41.3
No
1,568
3,321,567
58.1
Note. Based on 2,662 adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis, aged between 18 and 64 years, who were alive during the calendar year. Missing data for the variables, education, obesity, smoking, and exercise, are not presented. Weighted and percentages were derived by dividing the person weights by the number of years pooled.