Burden of Depression among Working-Age Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 4

Humanistic outcomes (health-related quality of measures) by presence of 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. mean	SE	Wt. mean	SE
All	= 647		= 2,015
Physical component summary score	35.07	0.89	40.18	0.47
Mental component summary; score	37.20	0.77	48.74	0.37
Fully adjusted model: parameter estimates and standard errors for depression ordinary least squares regression mental component summary score
	Beta	Standard error			Sig
Depression	−8.72	0.81
No depression (reference group)
Fully adjusted model: parameter estimates and standard errors for depression ordinary least squares regression physical component summary score
	Beta	Standard error			Sig
Depression	−1.29	0.81
No depression (reference group)

Note. Based on 2,662 adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis aged between 18 and 64 years, who were alive during the calendar year. Asterisks represent significant group differences by the presence of depression. The ordinary least squares regressions controlled for the following variables: sex, race/ethnicity, age, region, marital status, education, family poverty status, health insurance, anxiety, multimorbidity, obesity, physical activity, and smoking; SE: standard error; Wt.: weighted; < .001.