Variables | Sample | Diagnostic up to 3 months | Diagnostic up to 12 months | |||||
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N | % | Prevalence(%) | CI 95% | p | Prevalence(%) | CI 95% | p | |
Total | 296 | 100,0 | 27,7% | (22,5–32,8) | 64,8% | (59,3-70,3) | ||
Sex (n = 296) | 0,098a | 0,708a | ||||||
Male | 48 | 16,2 | 37,5 | (23,2-51,7) | 62,5 | (48,2-76,7) | ||
Female | 248 | 83,8 | 25,8 | (20,3–31,2) | 65,3 | (59,3-71,2) | ||
Age in years (n = 287) | 0,227b | 0,893b | ||||||
20–39 | 16 | 5,6 | 12,5 | (5, 7–30,7) | 62,5 | (35,8-89,1) | ||
40–59 | 146 | 50,9 | 26,7 | (19,4–33,9) | 65,7 | (57,9-73,5) | ||
≥ 60 | 125 | 43,5 | 29,6 | (21,5–37,7) | 64,1 | (55,4-72,5) | ||
Education in completed years (n = 284) | 0,447b | 0,093b | ||||||
0–4 | 106 | 37,3 | 27,4 | (18,6–36,2) | 70,5 | (61,5-79,5) | ||
5–8 | 76 | 26,7 | 21,1 | (11,6–30,4) | 64,4 | (53,4-75,4) | ||
> 9 | 102 | 35,9 | 32,1 | (23,1- 41,1) | 59,4 | (49,9-68,9) | ||
Current monthly personal income in minimum wages (n = 248) | 0,799b | 0,493b | ||||||
Third tertile (higher) | 82 | 33,1 | 28,5 | (18,7–38,4) | 59,5 | (48,8-70,2) | ||
Second tertile | 82 | 33,1 | 25,6 | (15,9–35,2) | 65,8 | (55,3-76,3) | ||
First tertile (lower) | 84 | 33,8 | 26,8 | (17,1–36,6) | 64,6 | (54,1-75,2) | ||
Body mass index (Kg/m2) (n = 285) | 0,012b | 0,001b | ||||||
≤ 24,9 | 110 | 38,6 | 36,3 | (27,2-45,4) | 75,4 | (67,2-83,6) | ||
25–29,9 | 113 | 39,7 | 24,7 | (16,7–32,8) | 61,9 | (52,8-71,1) | ||
≥ 30 | 62 | 21,7 | 19,3 | (9,2–29,3) | 51,6 | (38,8-64,4) | ||
Type of service in the last 12 months (n = 269) | 0,166b | 0,515b | ||||||
Public healthcare system | 113 | 42,1 | 23,8 | (15,9–31,8) | 64,6 | (55,7-73,4) | ||
Supplementary healthcare system | 84 | 31,2 | 27,3 | (17,7–37,1) | 65,4 | (55,2-75,7) | ||
Fee-for-service care | 72 | 26,7 | 33,3 | (22,3-44,3) | 69,9 | (58,6-80,2) | ||
Total number of consultations with a rheumatologist in the last 12 months (n = 281) | 0,165b | 0,069b | ||||||
0–1 | 42 | 15,0 | 33,3 | (18,4-48,2) | 69,1 | (54,4-83,6) | ||
2–3 | 126 | 44,9 | 23,0 | (15,5 –30,4) | 58,7 | (50,0-67,4) | ||
≥ 4 | 113 | 40,1 | 30,9 | (22,3–39,6) | 69,9 | (61,3-78,4) | ||
Disease time in months (n = 235) | 0,193a | 0,102a | ||||||
0–24 | 37 | 15,7 | 37,8 | (21,4-54,2) | 75,6 | (61,1-90,1) | ||
> 24 | 198 | 84,3 | 27,2 | (21,1–33,5) | 61,6 | (54,7-68,4) | ||
Use of cs DMARD (n = 296) | 0,396a | 0,994a | ||||||
Yes | 202 | 68,2 | 29,2 | (22,8–35,5) | 64,8 | (58,2-71,4) | ||
No | 94 | 31,7 | 24,4 | (15,6–33,3) | 64,8 | (55,1-74,7) | ||
Use of TNFi (ADA + ETA+IFX) (n = 288) | 0,960a | 0,592a | ||||||
Yes | 75 | 26,1 | 28,0 | (17,5–38,4) | 61,3 | (50,1-72,6) | ||
No | 213 | 73,9 | 27,6 | (21,6–33,7) | 64,7 | (58,3-71,2) | ||
HAQ (n = 165) | 0,904b | 0,211b | ||||||
0–1 (mild) | 65 | 39,4 | 24,6 | (13,8–35,3) | 55,3 | (42,9-67,7) | ||
1,1–2 (moderate) | 59 | 35,7 | 32,2 | (19,9-44,4) | 69,4 | (57,3-81,5) | ||
2,1–3 (severe) | 41 | 24,9 | 24,3 | (10,6–38,1) | 65,8 | (50,7-81,0) | ||
Presence of radiological changes (erosions) in hands (n = 237) | 0,814a | 0,665a | ||||||
No | 89 | 37,5 | 26,9 | (17,5–36,3) | 66,2 | (56,2-76,3) | ||
Yes | 148 | 62,5 | 28,3 | (21,1–35,7) | 63,5 | (55,6-71,3) | ||
Current professional situation (237) | 0,325b | 0,132b | ||||||
Working | 77 | 32,5 | 23,3 | (13,7 – 33,1) | 59,7 | (48,5 – 70,9) | ||
Health insurance | 29 | 12,2 | 24,1 | (7,5 – 40,7) | 55,1 | (35,9 – 74,4) | ||
Disability retirement | 65 | 27,5 | 27,6 | (16,5 – 38,8) | 60,1 | (47,7 – 77,2) | ||
Retirement for time of service | 66 | 27,8 | 30,3 | (18,9 – 41,6) | 72,2 | (61,9 – 83,7) |