Research Article
Healthcare Providers’ Recommendations for Physical Activity among US Arthritis Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Race/Ethnicity
Table 1
Characteristics of individuals with self-reported arthritis from 2011, 2013, and 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey.
| Variables | Overall ( = 83,376) (%) | White ( = 73,507) (%) | African American ( = 8,005) (%) | Hispanic ( = 1,864) (%) | value |
| Individual factors | | | | | | Age (in years) | | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 59.6 (±14.5) | 60.5 (±14.4) | 57.3 (±14.4) | 54.8 (±14.1) | | Age (groups) | | | | | | 18–44 years | 15.1 | 13.9 | 18.4 | 21.8 | | 45–64 years | 46.0 | 44.6 | 49.6 | 53.2 | ≥65 years | 38.9 | 41.5 | 31.9 | 25.0 | Gender | | | | | | Female | 58.3 | 57.5 | 57.7 | 65.4 | | Race | | | | | | White | 80.3 | — | — | — | | African American | 9.7 | — | — | — | | Hispanic of any race | 10.1 | — | — | — | | Health coverage | | | | | | Yes | 91.7 | 92.8 | 86.2 | 88.0 | | Body mass index | | | | | | Obese | 39.9 | 37.3 | 54.5 | 46.3 | | Overweight | 34.5 | 35.2 | 28.1 | 35.2 | Normal/underweight | 25.6 | 27.5 | 17.4 | 18.6 | Health status | | | | | | Excellent | 7.9 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | | Very good | 25.6 | 28.0 | 17.4 | 14.4 | Good | 33.1 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 27.1 | Fair | 22.1 | 19.4 | 30.6 | 35.3 | Poor | 11.3 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 16.3 | Pain | | | | | | Median (IQR) | 5 (3,7) | 5 (2,7) | 6 (4,8) | 6 (3,8) | | Number of comorbidities | | | | | | Median (IQR) | 1 (0,2) | 1 (0,2) | 1 (0,2) | 1 (0,2) | 0.365 | Activity limitation | | | | | | No | 52.3 | 51.7 | 53.4 | 56.7 | 0.072 | Yes | 47.7 | 48.3 | 46.6 | 43.3 | Interpersonal factors | | | | | | Marital status | | | | | | Married | 45.1 | 42.4 | 64.6 | 47.1 | | Usual source for care | | | | | | Yes | 84.6 | 85.5 | 82.5 | 79.1 | | Social factors | | | | | | Education | | | | | | ≤High school | 16.2 | 12.4 | 23.7 | 39.5 | | High school | 30.5 | 31.7 | 30.1 | 20.9 | Some college or technical education | 33.1 | 33.6 | 33.0 | 28.9 | 4-year college or higher | 20.3 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 10.7 | Employment | | | | | | Unemployed | 6.3 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 8.7 | | Others (retired, homemakers, disabled, students) | 58.4 | 58.7 | 57.4 | 56.8 | Employed | 35.3 | 35.6 | 33.3 | 34.5 | Income | | | | | | <$50,000 | 55.3 | 51.9 | 69.1 | 68.8 | | ≥$50,000 | 33.1 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 25.2 | Undisclosed | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 6.0 | Region | | | | | | Northeast | 17.5 | 17.6 | 20.0 | 14.4 | | Midwest | 31.4 | 34.8 | 27.6 | 7.4 | South | 19.9 | 20.0 | 30.5 | 8.2 | West | 31.2 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 70.0 |
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Sample weighted to the US population; significant . |