Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
| Â | Asthma n = 359 | Rheumatoid Arthritis n = 276 | Diabetes n = 281 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Mean (sd†) or n (%) | Mean (sd) or n (%) | Mean (sd) or n (%) |  |
Age (years) | 36.8 (8.4) | 61.2 (13.8)a | 56.9 (13.1) | <0.0001 |
Sex (males) | 128 (35.7) | 58 (21.2)b | 147 (52.3) | <0.0001 |
Self-reported Income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<20,000 | 90 (29.8) | 44 (19.5) | 34 (14.6) | Â |
20,000-50,000 | 84 (27.8) | 99 (43.8) | 76 (32.6) | Â |
>50,000 | 128 (42.4) | 83 (36.7) | 123 (52.8) | <0.0001 |
DA‡-Household Income |  |  |  |  |
<20,000 | 24 (6.7) | 8 (3.0) | 7 (2.5) | Â |
20,000-50,000 | 180 (50.4) | 128 (47.8) | 112 (40.1) | Â |
>50,000 | 153 (42.9) | 132 (49.3) | 160 (57.4) | 0.001 |
CT§- Household Income |  |  |  |  |
<20,000 | 10 (2.8) | 0 | 4 (1.5) | Â |
20,000-50,000 | 192 (53.8) | 76 (38.0) | 86 (32.2) | Â |
>50,000 | 155 (43.4) | 124 (62.0) | 177 (66.3) | <0.0001 |
Individual-level University degree | 124 (34.5) | 45 (17.3)c | 82 (29.8)d | <0.0001 |
Aggregate-level University Degree (expected)-DA | 91 (25.3) | 50 (18.1) | 71 (25.2) | 0.06 |
Aggregate-level University Degree (expected)- CT | 93 (25.9) | 59 (21.3) | 74 (26.4) | 0.39 |