Research Article

The Characteristics and Mortality of Osteoporosis, Osteomyelitis, or Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Diabetes Population: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Demographics of individuals with mortality from rheumatoid arthritis with or without diabetes.

Both diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, N (%)Crude rate per 1,000,000Age-adjusted rate per 1,000,000Rheumatoid arthritis without diabetes, N (%)Crude rate per 1,000,000Age-adjusted rate per 1,000,000Standard US population in 2000

Total20,584 (100%)3.57 (3.52–3.62)3.35 (3.31–3.40)170,291 (100%)29.56 (29.42–29.70)27.92 (27.78–28.05)5,761,465,567

Sex
 Female14,245 (69.20%)4.86 (4.78–4.94)4.04 (3.98–4.11)125,203 (73.52%)42.74 (42.51–42.98)34.96 (34.76–35.15)2,929,154,929
 Male6,339 (30.80%)2.24 (2.18–2.29)2.45 (2.39–2.51)45,088 (26.48%)15.92 (15.77–16.07)17.80 (17.64–17.97)2,832,310,638

Race
 American Indian324 (1.57%)4.38 (3.90–4.86)7.68 (6.79–8.57)1,677 (0.98%)22.68 (21.60–23.77)41.51 (39.39–43.62)73,938,616
 Asian or Pacific Islander400 (1.94%)1.31 (1.18–1.43)1.88 (1.69–2.07)2,686 (1.58%)8.78 (8.44–9.11)12.95 (12.45–13.45)306,084,526
 Black or African American2,253 (10.95%)2.89 (2.77–3.01)4.10 (3.93–4.28)11,963 (7.03%)15.36 (15.08–15.63)22.07 (21.67–22.47)778,991,453
 White17,607 (85.54%)3.83 (3.77–3.88)3.31 (3.26–3.36)153,965 (90.41%)33.45 (33.29–33.62)28.96 (28.82–29.11)4,602,450,972

Age groups
 <55 years939 (4.56%)0.22 (0.20–0.23)7,244 (4.26%)1.66 (1.62–1.70)4,355,837,726
 55–64 years2,718 (13.20%)4.25 (4.09–4.41)16,674 (9.79%)2.61 (2.57–2.65)639,299,997
 65–74 years5,627 (27.34%)13.53 (13.18–13.88)37,834 (22.22%)9.10 (9.00–9.19)415,933,194
 75–84 years7,363 (35.77%)29.37 (28.70–30.04)63,557 (37.32%)25.35 (25.16–25.55)250,688,640
 85+ years3,937 (19.13%)39.49 (38.25–40.72)44,981 (26.41%)45.11 (44.70–45.53)99,706,010

Census region
 Northeast3,002 (14.58%)2.87 (2.77–2.98)2.48 (2.39–2.57)26,707 (15.68%)25.56 (25.25–25.86)21.74 (21.48–22.01)1,045,051,171
 Midwest5,400 (26.23%)4.28 (4.17–4.40)3.86 (3.76–3.97)45,460 (26.70%)36.05 (35.71–36.38)32.57 (32.27–32.88)1,261,166,722
 South7,316 (35.54%)3.45 (3.37–3.53)3.26 (3.19–3.34)57,349 (33.68%)27.04 (26.82–27.26)26.02 (25.81–26.24)2,120,820,931
 West4,866 (23.64%)3.65 (3.54–3.75)3.74 (3.63–3.84)40,775 (23.94%)30.56 (30.26–30.85)31.72 (31.41–32.03)1,334,426,743