Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the population
From: Epidemiology of uveitis in a US population-based study
Characteristic | No self-reported uveitis (n = 5106) | Self-reported uveitis (n = 27) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (years) ± standard deviation | 44 ± 14 | 53 ± 13 | < 0.001* |
Female sex (n (%)) | 2630 (51.5) | 17 (63.0) | 0.2 |
Ethnicity (n (%)) | |||
Mexican | 1031 (20.2) | 2 (7.4) | 0.1 |
Other Hispanic | 572 (11.2) | 6 (22.2) | |
Non-Hispanic white | 2247 (44.0) | 10 (37.1) | |
Non-Hispanic black | 960 (18.8) | 6 (22.2) | |
Others | 296 (5.8) | 3 (11.1) | |
Spondyloarthropathies (n (%)) | |||
Ankylosing spondylitis | 26 (0.5) | 3 (11.1) | < 0.001* |
Enteropathic arthritis (UC) | 46 (0.9) | 3 (11.7) | 0.002** |
Enteropathic arthritis (CD) | 15 (0.3) | 2 (7.1) | 0.002** |
Smoking status (n (%)) | |||
Current smoker | 1266 (24.8) | 6 (22.2) | 0.1 |
Former smoker | 1026 (20.1) | 10 (37.0) | |
Never smoker | 2814 (55.1) | 11 (40.7) | |
Current health status (n (%)) | |||
Mental health not good past 30 daysb | 2798 (54.8) | 13 (48.2) | 0.5 |
Felt anxious past 30 daysc | 3533 (69.2) | 21 (77.8) | 0.3 |
Educational level (n (%)) | |||
Less than 9th grade | 463 (10.3) | 1 (4.5) | 0.2 |
9th grade to less than high school graduate | 687 (15.3) | 4 (18.2) | |
High school graduate or GED equivalent | 1044 (23.2) | 4 (18.2) | |
Some college | 1335 (29.6) | 4 (18.2) | |
College graduate and beyond | 973 (21.6) | 9 (40.9) | |
Annual house income (n (%)) | |||
< US$20,000/year | 958 (21.3) | 2 (9.1) | 0.4 |
US$20,000–44,999/year | 1422 (31.6) | 10 (45.5) | |
US$45,000–74,999/year | 893 (19.8) | 5 (22.7) | |
≥ US$75,000/year | 1229 (27.3) | 5 (22.7) | |