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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants with and without disabling foot pain (DFP) in PsA

From: Disabling foot pain and its impact on daily living among people with psoriatic arthritis in Singapore: a cross-sectional observational investigation

 

Total

n = 42

with DFP

n = 17

without DFP

n = 25

Female (n, %)

35 (83)

16 (94)

19 (76)

Age (years) (mean, SD)

54 (16)

52 (16)

55 (15)

Ethnicity (n, %)

   

 Chinese

 Malay

 Indian

 Others

24 (57)

13 (31)

4 (10)

1 (2)

9 (53)

4 (23)

3 (18)

1 (6)

15 (60)

9 (36)

1 (4)

0 (0)

Body mass index (kg/m2) (mean, SD)

 

 Underweight (< 18.5)

0

0

0

 Healthy weight (18.5–24.9)

12 (28)

5 (29)

7 (28)

 Overweight (25-29.9)

20 (48)

9 (53)

11 (44)

 Obese (> 30)

10 (24)

3 (18)

7 (28)

Marital status (n, %)

   

 Married

34 (81)

13 (76)

21 (84)

 Single

5 (12)

2 (12)

3 (12)

 Widowed

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (4)

 Divorced

2 (5)

2 (12)

0

Living arrangements+ (n, %)

   

 Alone

3 (7.5)

2 (12)

1 (4)

 With Family

37 (92.5)

15 (88)

22 (96)

Education level (n, %)

   

 None

4 (10)

1 (6)

3 (12)

 Primary

7 (17)

2 (12)

5 (20)

 Secondary

18 (43)

10 (59)

8 (32)

 Vocational

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (4)

 Diploma

6 (14)

1 (6)

5 (20)

 Degree

6 (14)

3 (17)

3 (12)

Primary language (n, %)

   

 English

28 (66)

12 (71)

16 (64)

 Mandarin

10 (24)

4 (23)

6 (24)

 Chinese dialect

2 (5)

0 (0)

2 (8)

 Malay

2 (5)

1 (6)

1 (4)

Occupation+ (n, %)

   

 Unemployed/retired

5 (12)

1 (6)

4 (16)

 Housewife/domestic

13 (32)

4 (24)

9 (38)

 Manual work

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (4)

 Sales/admin

10 (24)

7 (41)

3 (13)

 Professional

2 (5)

0 (0)

2 (8)

 Others

10 (24)

5 (29)

5 (21)

Work status (n, %)

   

 Full time

19 (45)

11 (65)

8 (32)

 Part time

6 (14)

1 (6)

5 (20)

 Not working/Retired

17 (41)

5 (29)

12 (48)

Comorbidities (n, %)

   

 Diabetes (Type II)

7 (17)

2 (13)

5 (18.5)

Disease duration (years)+ (median, IQR)

2 (11)

1 (12)

2 (9)

 Less than 2 years (n, %)

17 (45)

9 (56)

8 (36)

 2 years or more (n, %)

21 (55)

7 (44)

14 (64)

Hand Radiograph+ (n, %)

   

 Erosions

8 (30)

4 (36)

4 (25)

 Joint space narrowing

14 (52)

7 (64)

7 (44)

Foot Radiograph+ (n, %)

   

 Erosions

5 (33)

4 (57)

1 (13)

 Joint space narrowing

4 (27)

3 (43)

1 (13)

Medications+ (n, %)

   

 NSAID

18 (45)

10 (63)

8 (33)

 Prednisolone

12 (34)

5 (36)

7 (33)

 csDMARD

40 (100)

15 (100)

25 (100)

 Biologic & csDMARD combined

2 (5)

1 (7)

1 (4)

  1. + Missing data
  2. NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, csDMARDs conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation
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