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Table 3 Association between age and the prevalence of severe/most limited/poor impact-of-arthritis outcomes in individuals with arthritis (n = 4565)

From: Arthritis has an impact on the daily lives of Canadians young and old: results from a population-based survey

 

Prevalence Ratio (95 % CI)a

 

Joint pain (severe and frequent)

Fatigue (severe and frequent)

Sleep (limited a lot)

IADLs (≥3 ADLs limited a lot)

General health (fair or poor)

Life stress (quite a bit or extremely stressful)

Mental health (fair or poor)

Age group (years)

 

 20–44

1.3

1.6

1.6

0.7

0.8

3.3

4.1

(0.9–1.9)

(0.9–2.8)

(1.0–2.6)*

(0.3–1.6)

(0.5–1.2)

(2.0–5.5)***

(1.8–9.4)***

 45–64

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.2

0.8

2.5

3.8

(1.0–1.8)*

(1.0–2.5)

(1.1–2.0)*

(0.7–1.9)

(0.6–1.1)

(1.7–3.6)***

(2.0–7.0)***

 65–74

1.2

1.0

1.1

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.5

(0.9–1.6)

(0.6–1.5)

(0.7–1.5)

(0.5–1.3)

(0.6–1.1)

(0.7–1.5)

(0.7–3.0)

 75+

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  1. 2009 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases, Arthritis Component
  2. aPrevalence ratios and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) are adjusted for sex, body mass index, level of education, type of arthritis, multiple (≥4) painful joints, disease duration, and number of other chronic conditions and are based on weighted data; IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001