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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participates with RA based on different dietary pattern a

From: The comprehensive relationship between combined anti-inflammatory and healthy diets and all-cause mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: results from NHANES 2003–2018

Variables

Total

Unhealthy and Pro

Combined diet patternc

Healthy and Anti

P-value

(n = 2069)

-Inflammatory diet

(n = 684)

-Inflammatory diet

(n = 692)

 

(n = 693)

Weighted No.

8,865,698

2,884,967

2,757,382

3,223,349

 

Age, (IQR), years

59(48,69)

57(48,65)

57(48,65)

59(52,70)

< 0.001

Gender

     

Male

870(42.1%)

248(33.6%)

295(42.8%)

327(49.1%)

< 0.001

Female

1199(57.9%)

444(66.4%)

389(57.2%)

366(50.9%)

 

Race

     

Mexican American

301(7.2%)

77(6.6%)

103(7.1%)

121(7.8%)

0.2

Non-Hispanic Black

625(17.1%)

237(20.1%)

202(17.2%)

186(14.3%)

Non-Hispanic White

847(65.3%)

289(63.2%)

282(66.7%)

276(66.0%)

Otherb

296(10.4%)

89(10.2%)

97(8.9%)

110(11.9%)

BMI, (IQR), kg/m2

29.5(25.2,34.2)

31(26,36)

29.54(25.5,34.1)

28.4(24,32.8)

< 0.001

Education level

     

Less than High school

702(24.2%)

260(26.3%)

245(28.7%)

197(18.5%)

0.001

High school

505(26.5%)

179(30.9%)

172(24.5%)

154(24.1%)

 

Some College or above

859(49.3%)

252(42.8%)

267(46.8%)

340(57.4%)

 

Family income to poverty ratio

     

< 1.0

501(20.8%)

201(26.3%)

166(20.1%)

134(16.2%)

0.009

1.0–3.0

887(43.8%)

318(44.3%)

293(44.5%)

276(42.8%)

 

> 3.0

517(35.4%)

137(29.5%)

165(35.4%)

215(41.0%)

 

Smoking status

     

Never

921(40.3%)

257(33.6%)

314(42.1%)

350(44.6%)

< 0.001

Former

887(43.8%)

318(44.3%)

293(44.5%)

276(42.8%)

 

Current

492(26.9%)

242(38.1%)

144(24.0%)

106(19.5%)

 

Use of Supplement

     

Yes

1193(61.9%)

328(51.0%)

389(58.9%)

476(74.1%)

< 0.001

No

876(38.1%)

364(49.0%)

295(41.1%)

217(25.9%)

 

Physical Activity

    

< 0.001

active

139(6.9%)

27(3.8%)

44(4.8%)

68(11.6%)

 

insufficient

622(36.8%)

174(32.0%)

197(33.8%)

251(43.6%)

 

no

1256(56.3%)

473(64.3%)

430(61.4%)

353(44.8%)

 

Medical History

     

Diabetes

     

Yes

538(20.5%)

181(21.2%)

182(20.3%)

175(20.1%)

> 0.9

No

1531(79.5%)

511(78.8%)

502(79.7%)

518(79.9%)

 

Hypertension

     

Yes

1259(55.2%)

431(58.8%)

420(55.4%)

408(51.7%)

0.2

No

809(44.8%)

261(41.2%)

264(44.6%)

284(48.3%)

 

Cardiovascular Disease

     

Yes

528(24.4%)

202(27.9%)

173(24.5%)

153(21.0%)

0.11

No

1541(75.6%)

490(72.1%)

511(75.5%)

540(79.0%)

 
  1. a.All estimates accounted for complex survey designs, and all percentages are weighted
  2. b.Other race and ethnicity includes other Hispanic, other non-Hispanic, and multirace individuals
  3. c.Unhealthy but Anti-Inflammatory diet or Healthy but Pro-Inflammatory diet