Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics
From: A qualitative exploration of the patient experience of erosive and non-erosive hand osteoarthritis
Description | Erosive HOA (N = 15) | Non-erosive HOA (N = 15) | Total sample (N = 30) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (min, max) | 61 (43, 79) | 56 (40, 75) | 61 (40, 79) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
 Female | 11 (73) | 11 (73) | 22 (73) |
 Male | 4 (27) | 4 (27) | 8 (27) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
 Non-Hispanic or Latino | 11 (73) | 13 (87) | 24 (80) |
 Hispanic or Latino | 2 (13) | 2 (13) | 4 (13) |
 Missing data | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) |
Race, n (%) | |||
 Black/African American | 7 (47) | 6 (40) | 13 (43) |
 White | 6 (40) | 7 (47) | 13 (43) |
 Hispanic | 1 (7) | 2 (13) | 3 (10) |
 Did not specify | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
Work status, n (%) | |||
 Working full or part time | 5 (33) | 8 (53) | 13 (43) |
 Full-time homemaker | 5 (33) | 1 (7) | 6 (20) |
 Retired | 3 (20) | 3 (20) | 6 (20) |
 Disability | 2 (13) | 3 (20) | 5 (17) |
Highest level of education, n (%) | |||
 College or University | 5 (33) | 5 (33) | 10 (33) |
 Some years at college | 3 (20) | 1 (7) | 4 (13) |
 High school diploma or GED | 5 (33) | 5 (33) | 10 (33) |
 Some high school | 2 (13) | 2 (13) | 4 (13) |
 Certificate program | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 1 (3) |
 Grade school | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 1 (3) |
Average hand pain severity over past 7 days, 0–10 NRSa, mean (min, max) | 6.0 (5, 8) | 5.9 (4, 9) | 5.9 (4, 9) |
Total MHQ score, mean (SD)b | 70.0 (18.8) | 69.6 (18.4) | 69.8 (18.6) |
Location of soft tissue swollen and tender PIP, n (%)c | |||
 Thumb | 13 (87) | 11 (73) | 24 (80) |
 Middle finger | 10 (67) | 14 (93) | 24 (80) |
 Ring finger | 7 (47) | 10 (67) | 17 (57) |
 Index finger | 6 (40) | 6 (40) | 12 (40) |
 Little finger | 6 (40) | 2 (13) | 8 (27) |
Location of soft tissue swollen and tender DIP, n (%)c | |||
 Middle finger | 10 (67) | 14 (93) | 24 (80) |
 Index finger | 8 (53) | 10 (67) | 18 (60) |
 Ring finger | 4 (27) | 6 (40) | 10 (33) |
 Little finger | 3 (20) | 2 (13) | 5 (17) |
Location of soft tissue swollen and tender MCP, n (%)c | |||
 Middle finger | 12 (80) | 14 (93) | 26 (87) |
 Index finger | 8 (53) | 10 (67) | 18 (60) |
 Ring finger | 6 (40) | 7 (47) | 13 (43) |
 Little finger | 4 (27) | 4 (27) | 8 (27) |
 None | 4 (27) | 0 (0) | 4 (13) |
Swollen and tender CMC, n (%)d | |||
 Yes | 11 (73) | 12 (80) | 23 (77) |
 No | 2 (27) | 2 (13) | 6 (20) |
Inflammation in the affected hand, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 15 (100) | 7 (47) | 22 (73) |
 No | 0 (0) | 8 (53) | 8 (27) |
Location of OA elsewhere, n (%)c | |||
 Knee | 10 (66) | 11 (73) | 21 (70) |
 Back | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 2 (7) |
 Ankles | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) |
 Hip | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
Current treatments, n (%) | |||
 Naproxen | 7 (47) | 9 (60) | 16 (53) |
 Ibuprofen | 8 (53) | 2 (13) | 10 (33) |
 Acetaminophen | 3 (20) | 0 (0) | 4 (13) |
 Tramadol | 0 (0) | 3 (20) | 2 (7) |
 Oxycodone | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 2 (7) |
 Hydrocodone | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 2 (7) |
 Voltaren gel | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (3) |
 Meloxicam | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (3) |
 Aspercream | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (3) |
 Celecoxib | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
 Duloxetine | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
 Fish oil | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
 Flexeril | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (3) |