Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Differences between Genders

Table 1

Demographics.

	Men (N = 50)	Women (N = 50)	p
Mean age	49 ± 13	47 ± 13	N.S
Ethnicity
White	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	N.S
Mestizo	47 (94%)	49 (98%)	N.S
Afro-Ecuadorian	2 (4%)	-	N.S
Marital status
Single	6 (12%)	1 (2%)	N.S
Married	38 (76%)	35 (70%)	N.S
Divorced	5 (10%)	10 (20%)	N.S
Widow	1 (2%)	4 (8%)	N.S
Area
Urban	45 (90%)	43 (86%)	N.S
Rural	5 (10%)	7 (14%)	N.S
Occupation
Work	36 (72%)	15 (30%)	≤0.001
No work	14 (28%)	2 (4%)	≤0.001
Household chores	-	33 (66%)	≤0.001
Habits
Smoking	17 (34%)	4 (8%)	≤0.001
Alcohol	19 (38%)	-	≤0.001

N.S: nonsignificant.