Arthritis Analysis

Lifestyle Characteristics of People with Arthritis . • Among persons with arthritis, nearly two thirds (62%) are inactive or perform irregular activity compared to about half (54%) of those without it. In general, individuals with arthritis are less active than the others. • Approximately 60% of those with arthritis are overweight or obese as compared with approximately 49% of those without it. . • The prevalence of smoking is approximately 21% in individuals both with and without it. . • Approximately the same percentages of individuals with arthritis (30%) as those without it (26%) report an intake of five servings of fruit and vegetables per day. . • Almost 40% of those with arthritis have received influenza vaccines in the past year compared to about 22% of those without it. . • Almost 20% of those with arthritis have ever received pneumococcal vaccines compared to about 11% of those without arthritis. . • Hypertension is present in about 40% of those with arthritis compared to just 17% of those without arthritis. . • Diabetes is present in about 10% of those with arthritis compared to about 3% of those without it. . • Among those adults who report having their blood cholesterol tested, high blood cholesterol is present in almost 40% of those with arthritis and about 23% of those without. . • Among women aged 35 and over, the percentage who report having experienced a fracture of the hip, wrist, or spine due to falling is similar in those with arthritis (6%) and those without arthritis (4%).