Table 1 Baseline of Adults with Self-reported Arthritis by the Cardiovascular Health, NHANES 2007–2018
Variable | All participants (n = 5919) | Cardiovascular health | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor (n = 1256) | Intermediate (n = 4082) | Ideal (n = 581) | |||
Age, years | 58.9 (0.3) | 58.0 (0.5) | 59.4 (0.3) | 57.2 (0.9) | 0.005 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.495 |
Female | 3671 (62. 1) | 815 (64.0) | 2484 (61.3) | 372 (63.2) | Â |
Male | 2248 (37.9) | 441 (36.0) | 1598 (38.7) | 209 (36.8) | Â |
Race |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
Mexican American | 640 (4.5) | 146 (5.4) | 441 (4.5) | 53 (3.6) | Â |
Non-Hispanic Black | 1302 (9.8) | 363 (15.3) | 872 (9.5) | 67 (3.7) | Â |
Non-Hispanic White | 3022 (76.2) | 567 (69.8) | 2092 (76.6) | 363 (83.3) | Â |
Other Hispanic | 565 (3.9) | 114 (4.1) | 409 (4.1) | 42 (2.7) | Â |
Other Race | 390 (5.5) | 66 (5.4) | 268 (5.4) | 56 (6.6) | Â |
Drinking | 4640 (83.1) | 988 (90.8) | 3181 (89.2) | 471 (89.7) | 0.539 |
Employment status |  |  |  |  < 0.001 | |
Unemployed | 1677 (25.9) | 538 (43.6) | 1024 (22.3) | 115 (21.2) | Â |
Employed, student, or retired | 4238 (74.0) | 717 (56.4) | 3056 (77.8) | 465 (78.8) | Â |
Family income-to-poverty ratio |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 < 300% | 3393 (44.8) | 881 (66.7) | 2283 (47.0) | 229(30.0) |  |
 ≥ 300% | 2003 (48.0) | 261 (33.3) | 1443 (53.0) | 299(70.0) |  |
Food security |  |  |  |  < 0.001 | |
Marginal, low, or very low security | 1072 (13.3) | 342 (23.5) | 683 (12.4) | 47 (3.8) | Â |
Full security | 4847 (86.7) | 914 (76.5) | 3399 (87.6) | 534 (96.2) | Â |
Education level |  |  |  |  < 0.001 | |
Less than high school | 1460 (16.0) | 417 (25.9) | 980 (15.2) | 63 (7.0) | Â |
High school graduate or higher | 4456 (83.9) | 839 (74.1) | 3100 (84.8) | 517 (93.0) | Â |
Regular health-care access | Â | Â | Â | 0.637 | |
None or emergency room | 417 (7.3) | 84 (8.4) | 294 (7.1) | 39 (6.9) | Â |
At least one regular health-care facility | 5502 (92.7) | 1172 (91.6) | 3788 (92.9) | 542 (93.1) | Â |
Type of health insurance |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
Government or none | 2794 (37.8) | 723 (49.0) | 1874 (36.8) | 197 (27.6) | Â |
Private | 3125 (62.2) | 533 (51.0) | 2208 (63.2) | 384 (72.4) | Â |
Home ownership |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
Rent home or other arrangement | 1677 (20.9) | 485 (33.3) | 1084 (19.3) | 108 (14.3) | Â |
Own home | 4146 (77.8) | 747 (66.7) | 2936 (80.7) | 463 (85.7) | Â |
Marital status |  |  |  |  < 0.001 | |
Married or living with a partner | 2459 (34.9) | 593 (39.3) | 1679 (35.4) | 187 (26.3) | Â |
Not married nor living with a partner | 3456 (65.0) | 662 (60.7) | 2400 (64.6) | 394 (73.7) | Â |
Cancer | 1005 (18.6) | 178 (15.9) | 721 (19.4) | 106 (18.8) | 0.218 |
All-cause mortality | 803 (10.1) | 227 (16.4) | 528 (9.4) | 48 (5.8) |  < 0.001 |