Burden of Depression among Working-Age Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 2
Description of study sample by depression among working-age (18–64 years) adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015).
RA with depression
RA without depression
Sig
Wt.
Wt. Row%
Wt.
Wt. Row%
All
647
369,136
2,015
1,060,864
Gender
Female
502
270,895
29.6
1,324
644,595
70.4
Male
145
98,241
19.1
691
416,269
80.9
Race/ethnicity
White
328
264,578
29.4
733
634,485
70.6
African American
157
45,643
18.4
621
201,813
81.6
Latino
127
40,938
21
512
154,166
79
Others
35
17,977
20.3
149
70,400
79.7
Age in years
18–39 years
98
58,925
24.6
346
180,238
75.4
40–49 years
149
82,063
25.8
460
235,855
74.2
50–59 years
281
156,442
26.9
799
425,131
73.1
60–64 years
119
71,706
24.6
410
219,640
75.4
Marital status
Married
248
160,488
20.7
1,039
614,118
79.3
Widow/separated/divorced
259
139,902
34.3
586
267,643
65.7
Never married
140
68,746
27.7
390
179,104
72.3
Education
Less than high school
170
65,953
26.2
495
186,004
73.8
High school
232
138,615
27.1
707
372,376
72.9
Missing
4
2,236
20
18
8,966
80
Poverty status
Poor
236
103,612
34.1
504
200,580
65.9
Not poor
185
88,172
29.3
490
212,870
70.7
Middle income
141
101,112
24.2
567
316,391
75.8
High income
85
76,241
18.7
454
331,023
81.3
Insurance status
Private
235
183,245
21.5
1,067
669,638
78.5
Public
345
153,607
38.9
587
241,474
61.1
Uninsured
67
32,284
17.7
361
149,752
82.3
Employment
Employed
195
132,391
17.2
1,114
635,384
82.8
Not employed
452
236,745
35.8
900
425,076
64.2
Region
Northeast
89
50,671
20.6
294
195,524
79.4
Midwest
157
93,289
29.5
366
222,768
70.5
South
271
161,001
26.2
919
452,598
73.8
West
130
64,175
25.3
436
189,975
74.7
Perceived physical health status
Excellent/very good
72
46,019
12.4
535
326,135
87.6
Good
165
110,972
22.2
706
389,325
77.8
Fair/poor
410
212,145
38
774
345,405
62
Perceived mental health status
Excellent/very good
113
74,855
11.7
995
565,345
88.3
Good
207
122,356
25.1
730
365,098
74.9
Fair/poor
327
171,925
56.9
290
130,422
43.1
Multimorbidity
RA only
110
69,703
17.4
606
331,768
82.6
Multimorbidity
537
299,433
29.1
1,409
729,096
70.9
Anxiety
Yes
259
150,809
53.2
235
132,776
46.8
No
388
218,327
19
1,780
928,088
81
Obesity
Obese
353
190,757
30.3
865
439,579
69.7
Not obese
287
172,382
22.4
1,105
598,794
77.6
Smoking status
Current smoker
250
142,876
36.5
448
248,988
63.5
Others
355
204,588
21.9
1,400
727,893
78.1
Exercise
Yes
190
106,306
18
887
484,895
82
No exercise
454
259,932
31.3
1,114
570,460
68.7
Note. Based on 2,662 adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis aged between 18 to 64 years, who were alive during the calendar year. Missing data for the variables, education, obesity, smoking, and exercise, are not presented. Asterisks represent significant group differences by the presence of depression based on chi-square tests. Weighted and percentages were derived by dividing the person weights by the number of years pooled; Wt.: weighted; ; .001 ≤ < .01.