Across rheumatic diseases

Prevalence of Arthritis and Nonmedical Factors That Influence Health Among Adults—42 US Jurisdictions, 2022

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Published Cross-sectional study

Study context

Population
US adults, 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data
Exposure
Adults with adverse social determinants of health (SDOH)/health-related social needs (HRSN) vs adults without adverse SDOH/HRSN
Outcome
Arthritis prevalence by adverse SDOH/HRSN measures
Methodological details2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, age-specific prevalence estimates, controlling for relevant covariates
  • 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data
  • Age-specific prevalence estimates
  • Controlling for relevant covariates

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Arthritis prevalence
  • Arthritis prevalence was higher among adults with adverse SDOH/HRSN than among adults without
  • Arthritis prevalence increased as the number of adverse SDOH/HRSN increased

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Prevalence of Arthritis and Nonmedical Factors That Influence Health Among Adults—42 US Jurisdictions, 2022. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 14 January 2026. doi:10.1002/acr.70020

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