The Association between a History of Parental Addictions and Arthritis in Adulthood: Findings from a Representative Community Survey
Table 1
Description of those with arthritis and those without arthritis*.
No arthritis ()
Arthritis ()
Total ()
Key variable of interest
Parental addiction
No
8,245 (85.9%)
2,937 (83.9%)
11,182 (85.5%)
Yes
1,386 (14.1%)
468 (16.1%)
1,854 (14.5%)
Control variables
Sex
Male
4,540 (50.6%)
1,203 (40.1%)
5,743 (48.4%)
Female
5,116 (49.4%)
2,215 (59.9%)
7,331 (51.6%)
Age, years
12–39
4,069 (46.9%)
227 (8.7%)
4,296 (39.1%)
40–49
1,725 (22.0%)
326 (15.2%)
2,051 (20.6%)
50–59
1,525 (15.6%)
709 (24.1%)
2,234 (17.3%)
60–69
1,054 (7.9%)
764 (20.5%)
1,818 (10.4%)
70–79
777 (5.1%)
819 (19.3%)
1,596 (8.0%)
≥80
506 (2.5%)
574 (12.2%)
1,079 (4.5%)
Race
White
8,340 (85.1%)
3,119 (91.3%)
11,459 (86.4%)
Visible minority
1,210 (14.9%)
260 (8.7%)
1,470 (13.6%)
Adult Socioeconomic Status
Education
Less than high school
2,074 (16.1%)
1,362 (32.8%)
3,436 (19.5%)
High school graduate
2,750 (31.1%)
688 (24.0%)
3,438 (29.7%)
Postsecondary graduate
4,729 (52.8%)
1,324 (43.2%)
6,053 (50.8%)
Household income
Missing data
1,328 (13.5%)
547 (15.4%)
1,875 (13.9%)
<$15,000
804 (4.7%)
527 (10.8%)
1,331 (6.0%)
$15,000–$29,999
1,434 (10.2%)
822 (18.8%)
2,256 (12.0%)
$30,000–$49,999
1,929 (18.5%)
684 (20.9%)
2,613 (19.0%)
≥$50,000
4,161 (53.1%)
838 (34.1%)
4,999 (49.3%)
Adult health behaviours
Body Mass Index category,
Underweight or normal
4,135 (45.3%)
1,093 (32.5%)
5,228 (42.7%)
Overweight
3,323 (34.6%)
1,242 (37.4%)
4,565 (35.2%)
Obese
1,809 (16.8%)
972 (27.5%)
2,781 (19.0%)
Missing data
389 (3.3%)
111 (2.5%)E
500 (3.2%)
Smoking status
Current or former
6,532 (65.3%)
2,381 (72.5%)
8,913 (66.7%)
Never
3,114 (34.7%)
1,034 (27.5%)
4,148 (33.3%)
Alcohol use
Abstainer/very light drinker
6,874 (69.8%)
2,789 (79.8%)
9,663 (71.8%)
Lower consumption
2,099 (24.8%)
472 (17.9%)
2,571 (23.4%)
Higher consumption
508 (5.4%)
92 (2.4%)E
600 (4.8%)
Physical activity level
Active
2,317 (24.1%)
573 (16.6%)
2,890 (22.5%)
Moderate
2,380 (25.2%)
737 (22.2%)
3,117 (24.6%)
Inactive
4,949 (50.8%)
2,100 (61.3%)
7,049 (52.9%)
Childhood stressors
Physically abused as a child
No
8,951 (93.5%)
3,100 (89.3%)
12,051 (92.6%)
Yes
705 (6.5%)
318 (10.7%)
1,023 (7.3%)
Parents unemployed for a long time
No
8,743 (90.9%)
3,068 (90.6%)
11,829 (90.8%)
Yes
816 (9.1%)
280 (9.4%)
1,096 (9.2%)
Parents divorced
No
8,524 (86.9%)
3,133 (91.2%)
11,695 (87.8%)
Yes
1,121 (13.1%)
239 (8.8%)
1,360 (12.2%)
Mental health
Has mood disorder
No
9,158 (95.0%)
2,434 (91.5%)
12,291 (94.3%)
Yes
493 (5.0%)
283 (8.5%)
776 (5.7%)
Has anxiety disorder
No
9,283 (96.2%)
3,208 (92.9%)
12,491 (95.6%)
Yes
367 (3.6%)
206 (7.1%)
573 (4.4%)
Values are the unweighted number (weighted percentages). Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2005.
EIndicates that estimate is associated with a moderately high sampling variability and therefore should be interpreted with caution.
