Characteristics of people living with rheumatoid arthritis: N=33.
| CHARACTERISTIC | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| • Female | 30 (91) |
| • Male | 3 (9) |
| Age, y | |
| • <40 | 10 (30) |
| • 40-59 | 11 (33) |
| • >60 | 12 (36) |
| Region | |
| • Western Canada | 23 (70) |
| • Eastern Canada | 10 (30) |
| Community size | |
| • Urban (>100,000) | 23 (70) |
| • Suburban or small city | 6 (18) |
| • Rural or remote | 4 (12) |
| Education | |
| • Postsecondary | 30 (91) |
| • High school or less | 3 (9) |
| Self-reported economic status | |
| • “Comfortable” | 26 (79) |
| • “Hard to make ends meet” | 7 (21) |
| Time since diagnosis, y | |
| • <2 | 13 (39) |
| • 3-5 | 12 (36) |
| • >6 | 8 (24) |
| Time to diagnosis from symptom onset, y | |
| • <1 | 16 (48) |
| • 1-5 | 8 (24) |
| • >6 | 9 (27) |