Table 1 Demographics and comorbidities
Patient Characteristics | RA + GA (n = 266) | GA (n = 936) | adjusted P-value for site clusters |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 63.6 (11.5) | 61.7 (14.3) | 0.0177 |
Women | 131 (49.2) | 435 (46.5) | 0.3940 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 29.1 (6.5) | 30.2 (7.8) | 0.0583 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 12 (4.5) | 91 (9.7) | 0.0606 |
Neurological Disease | 36 (13.5) | 229 (24.5) | 0.0112 |
Hypertension | 178 (66.9) | 612 (65.4) | 0.2890 |
Coronary Artery Disease | 56 (21.1) | 190 (20.3) | 0.6606 |
Cardiac Valvular Disease | 13 (4.9) | 59 (6.3) | 0.4424 |
Heart Failure | 12 (4.5) | 56 (6.0) | 0.3745 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 21 (7.9) | 82 (8.8) | 0.7469 |
Asthma | 43 (16.2) | 129 (13.8) | 0.2554 |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 42 (15.8) | 192 (20.5) | 0.2044 |
Current Smoking | 32 (12.0) | 129 (13.8) | 0.3056 |
Former Smoking | 120 (47.1) | 358 (40.5) | 0.1409 |
Cancer | 146 (54.9) | 353 (37.7) | 0.0050 |
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease | 113 (42.5) | 318 (34.0) | 0.0501 |
Renal Disease | 48 (18.0) | 197 (21.0) | 0.6283 |
Chronic Renal failure | 24 (9.0) | 114 (12.2) | 0.3505 |
Liver Disease | 37 (13.9) | 109 (11.7) | 0.1787 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 74 (27.8) | 227 (24.3) | 0.1974 |
Thyroid Disease | 38 (14.3) | 161 (17.2) | 0.4805 |
Alcohol Abuse | 17 (6.4) | 75 (8.0) | 0.5263 |
(Data are presented as average (SD) or number (% of respective column), as appropriate) | |||