Demographic characteristics of patients with rheumatic diseases for the six language versions
| Characteristics | Dutch | English | French | German | Portuguese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 1855 | 774 | 735 | 513 | 727 | 1453 |
| Gender; female, n (%) | 1608 (86) | 717 (93) | 688 (94) | 403 (79) | 628 (86) | 1308 (90) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.9 (12.7) | 47.2 (11.3) | 46.5 (11.4) | 46.5 (12.3) | 42.9 (12.6) | 44.1 (11.4) |
| Rheumatic disease, n (%) | ||||||
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 236 (13) | 6 (1) | 52 (7) | 129 (25) | 61 (8) | 104 (7) |
| Bursitis/Tendinitis | 89 (5) | 93 (12) | 45 (6) | 22 (4) | 85 (12) | 148 (10) |
| Fibromyalgia | 737 (40) | 591 (76) | 482 (65) | 65 (13) | 303 (42) | 778 (54) |
| Gout or pseudogout | 31 (2) | 7 (1) | 1 (0.1) | 6 (1) | 9 (1) | 2 (0.3) |
| Juvenile arthritis | 6 (0.3) | 6 (1) | 1 (0.1) | 8 (2) | 15 (2) | 49 (3) |
| Osteoarthritis | 518 (28) | 155 (20) | 176 (24) | 40 (8) | 105 (14) | 212 (15) |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 17 (1) | 4 (1) | 15 (2) | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 37 (3) |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 102 (6) | 24 (3) | 10 (1) | 26 (5) | 31 (4) | 34 (2) |
| Raynaud's phenomenon | 76 (4) | 70 (9) | 78 (11) | 79 (15) | 24 (3) | 71 (5) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 323 (17) | 137 (18) | 46 (6) | 68 (13) | 148 (20) | 271 (19) |
| Sarcoidosis | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 9 (2) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
| Scleroderma | 26 (1) | 10 (1) | 4 (1) | 45 (9) | 9 (1) | 27 (2) |
| Sjögren's syndrome | 122 (7) | 34 (4) | 91 (12) | 106 (21) | 25 (3) | 137 (9) |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 197 (6) | 18 (2) | 125 (17) | 146 (29) | 122 (17) | 233 (16) |
| Other rheumatic disease | 244 (13) | 70 (9) | 65 (9) | 72 (14) | 87 (12) | 198 (14) |
Note: Percentages of rheumatic diseases can exceed 100% because participants may have more than one rheumatic disease.