Baseline characteristics of the participants in the study population
Characteristics | Participants without EOA (n=3334) | Participants with EOA (n= 96) | Mean difference (95% CI) |
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Female, % (n) | 55.7 (1858) | 65.6 (63) | 9.9 (−0.2 to 20) |
Age (years), mean, SD | 66.1 (7.0) | 68.6 (6.5) | 2.6 (1.2 to 4.1)* |
BMI (kg/m2), mean, SD | 26.3 (3.6) | 27.5 (3.5) | 1.2 (0.5 to 1.9)* |
Hand pain, % (n) | 15.5 (513) | 39.6 (38) | 24.1 (14.2 to 33.9)* |
HAQ†≥ 0.5, % (n) | 3.2 (105) | 7.3 (7) | 4.1 (−1.1 to 9.4) |
Manual occupation, % (n) | 28.5 (910) | 22.6 (21) | −5.9 (−14.6 to 2.7) |