Research Article

Diabetes Is Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Characteristics of participants with diabetes or without diabetes.

Diabetes ()No diabetes ()

Age (years)
Sex
 Men5,137 (55.6)46,658 (46.7)
 Women4,101 (44.4)53,322 (53.3)
Marital status
 Married/living with partner6,544 (70.8)78,899 (78.9)
 Living alone2,694 (29.2)21,081 (21.1)
Socioeconomic position
 Low1,818 (22.4)10,845 (11.6)
 Middle3,951 (48.8)47,375 (50.6)
 High1,735 (21.4)30,890 (33.0)
 Other597 (7.4)4,488 (4.8)
BMI (kg/m2)

Data are presented as number (%) or .