High prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and its risk factors among Tibetan highlanders living in Tsarang, Mustang district of Nepal

Table 3 Current situation of joints and arthritis among residents

Variables	Male (n = 27)		Female (n = 50)		p value
Variables	n	%	n	%	p value
Limitation in usual activity
Yes	12	44.4	34	68.0	0.0543
No	15	55.6	16	32.0
Satisfaction with current ability
Satisfied	13	48.1	22	44.0	0.6825
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	8	29.6	15	30.0
Dissatisfied	6	22.2	13	26.0
Days with pain in past 7 days
0–2 days	16	59.3	21	42.0	0.2248
3–5 days	4	14.8	12	24.0
6–7 days	7	25.9	17	34.0
Hospitalized for joint symptoms^a
Yes	3	11.1	19	38.0	0.0163
No	24	88.9	30	60.0
Medication for joints
Yes	3	11.1	17	34.0	0.0324
No	24	88.9	33	66.0

Data were analyzed with Fisher’s exact tests or Cochran-Armitage trend tests for comparison of variables between males and females
Position: After the first paragraph of section “The effects of arthritis on daily life, use of medications, and hospital visits” in the “Results” section
^aOne female participant did not answer this question

ISSN: 1880-6805