Burden of Depression among Working-Age Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 3

Clinical outcome associated with depression among working-age adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015).

	RA + depression		RA and no depression		Sig
		Wt.; col%		Wt.; col%
All	605		1,875
Pain interference with daily activity
Mild/none	155	29.8	918	51.9
Moderate	92	15.4	317	17.3
Severe (extreme/quite a lot)	358	54.8	640	30.8
Limitations
Any functional limitations	528	79.0	1,026	51.1
Adjusted odds ratio and 95% CI for depression from multinomial logistic regression on pain interference with normal activity
	AOR	95% CI		Sig
Pain interference with daily activity
Mild/none (reference group)
Moderate	1.37
Severe	2.22
Adjusted odds ratio and 95% CI for depression from logistic regression on limitations
	AOR	95% CI		Sig
Limitations
Any functional limitations	2.24

Note. Based on 2,662 adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis aged between 18 and 64 years, who were alive during the calendar year. Adjusted multinomial logistic regression controlled sex, race/ethnicity, age, region, marital status, education, family poverty status, health insurance, physical health status, mental health status, anxiety, multimorbidity, obesity, physical activity, and smoking. Asterisks represent significant group differences by the presence of depression; < .001; ADL: activities of daily living; Col: column; IADL: instrumental activities of daily living; Wt.: weighted.