Demographic, Clinical Profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Their Association with Disease Severity in Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic features of study participants.

Characteristic	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Ages
<30	3	5.4
30-40	11	19.6
41-50	11	19.6
51-60	17	30.4
>60	14	25.0
Gender
Males	10	17.9
Females	46	82.1
Marital status
Single	20	35.7
Married	36	64.3
Ethnicity
Akan	33	58.9
Ewe	9	16.1
Ga	8	14.3
Krobo	2	3.6
Northern	4	7.1
Employment status
Unemployed	8	14.3
Formal	9	16.1
Informal	33	58.9
Retired	6	10.7
Education
Noneducation	14	25.0
Primary	29	51.8
Secondary	11	19.6
Tertiary	2	3.6
Religion
Christian	54	96.4
Muslim	2	3.6
Exercise
Yes	14	25.0
No	42	75.0
Smoking
Yes	1	1.8
No	55	98.2
Sickle cell status
Yes	3	5.4
No	53	94.6
Cardiovascular disease
Yes	4	7.1
No	52	92.9
Variable
Age	5