Association between socioeconomic status and comorbidities among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Abstract Objectives We examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and comorbidity distribution among patients with RA. Methods Information on comprehensive health status of 1088 RA patients (weighted n = 612 303) was obtained from the 2007–2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Ex...

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Published in:Rheumatology (Oxford, England) England), 2019-09, Vol.58 (9), p.1617-1622
Main Authors: Shin, Anna, Shin, Seunghwan, Kim, Ji Hyoun, Ha, You-Jung, Lee, Yun Jong, Song, Yeong Wook, Kang, Eun Ha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Arthritis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Hypertriglyceridemia
Low income groups
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Mood
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity - epidemiology
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - epidemiology
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Rheumatoid arthritis
Risk Factors
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic status
Suicide
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Objectives We examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and comorbidity distribution among patients with RA. Methods Information on comprehensive health status of 1088 RA patients (weighted n = 612 303) was obtained from the 2007–2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database. SES components were household equivalence income, education and area of residence. To minimize confounding by age, patients were stratified by median age (63 years). Age-adjusted odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was estimated, comparing weighted prevalence of individual comorbidities between low and high SES groups in each age stratum. Results Among RA patients aged
ISSN:1462-0324
1462-0332
DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/kez081