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Table 3 Cardiovascular risk factors in adults with/without arthritis aged ≥ 65 years in NHS 2017–18

From: Association between arthritis and cardiovascular risk factors in community-based adults: an opportunity to target cardiovascular risk

 

Total number

OR (95% CI)

Population attributable fraction, % (95% CI)

No arthritis (n = 1891)

Arthritis (n = 2262)

OR (95% CI)

OR adjusted for obesity (95% CI)

Obesitya

326 (20.6%)

610 (32.9%)

1.89 (1.62–2.21)

–

15.5 (12.0–18.9)

Diabetes

256 (13.5%)

399 (17.6%)

1.37 (1.15–1.62)

1.15 (0.95–1.39)

4.7 (2.2–7.2)

Hypertension

730 (38.6%)

1091 (48.2%)

1.48 (1.31–1.68)

1.35 (1.18–1.55)

15.7 (11.0–20.1)

Dyslipidaemia

468 (24.8%)

649 (28.7%)

1.22 (1.07–1.41)

1.19 (1.02–1.38)

5.2 (1.7–8.7)

1 or more of hypertension/dyslipidaemia/diabetes

984 (52.0%)

1396 (61.7%)

1.49 (1.31–1.68)

1.37 (1.19–1.57)

20.2 (14.4–25.6)

1 or more of hypertension/dyslipidaemia/diabetes/obesitya

948 (60.0%)

1303 (70.4%)

1.58 (1.38–1.83)

–

26.0 (18.8–32.5)

  1. aObesity data available n = 343