Table 1 Demographic and COVID-19 related factors of patients with RA and Control Subjects
Variable | Control | Cases | Total | Х2/t-test | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%), Mean (SD) | |||||
Age | 41.4 (10.2) | 43.4 (10.0) | 43.7 (10.5) | -4.20 | 0.374 |
Gender | |||||
 Female | 91 (91) | 92 (92) | 183 (91.5) | 0.06 | 0.800 |
 Male | 9 (9) | 8 (8) | 17 (8.5) |  |  |
Education | |||||
 Non-to-low | 11 (11) | 53 (53) | 64 (32) | 40.53 | <0.001 |
 Higher | 89 (89) | 47 (47) | 136 (68) |  |  |
Working status | |||||
 Employed | 53 (53) | 13 (13) | 66 (33) | 36.18 | <0.001 |
 Unemployed | 47 (47) | 87 (87) | 134 (67) |  |  |
History of medical comorbidities | |||||
 No | 81 (81) | 68 (68) | 149 (74.5) | 4.45 | 0.035 |
 Yes | 19 (19) | 32 (32) | 51 (25.5) |  |  |
 Number of family members | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.8) | -1.400 | 0.163 |
Self or close relative history of COVID-19 affection | |||||
 No | 78 (78) | 75 (75) | 153 (76.5) | 5.604 | 0.118 |
 Yes | 22 (22) | 25 (25) | 47 (23.5) |  |  |
Compliance with COVID-19 precautions | |||||
 No | 67 (67) | 25 (25) | 92 (46) | 35.51 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 33 (33) | 75 (75) | 108 (54) |  |  |
 FCV-19S | 17.3 (5.0) | 18.9 (8.4) | 18.1 (6.9) | -1.61 | 0.110 |