Table 1 Demographic characteristics and self-report ratings of people with arthritis and healthy controls

Gender, female %*

62

48

Age, mean (SD)*

61.8 (11.6)

45.8 (15.6)

Marital Status, married/living as married %

55

59

 Up to High School

23

18

 College or College Graduate

61

67

 Graduate Degree

16

15

Race, Caucasian %*

75

62

Ethnicity, Hispanic %*

9

19

Socioeconomic Status, higher %*

62

74

Global health rating (1–5 scale), mean (SD)

2.89 (1.00)

3.91 (0.87)

Fatigue rating (0–10 scale), mean (SD)

4.75 (2.46)

3.40 (2.56)

Pain rating (0–10 scale), mean (SD)

4.78 (2.51)

2.50 (2.74)