Table 1 Comparison of patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by age group

Gender

 Female

41 (48.2)

58 (65.2)

99 (56.9)

0.024

 Male

44 (51.8)

31 (34.8)

75 (43.1)

Occupational status

 Housewife

30 (35.3)

51 (57.3)

81 (46.6)

< 0.001

 Employed

41 (48.2)

14 (15.7)

55 (31.6)

 Unemployed

14 (16.5)

24 (27)

38 (21.8)

Maritalstatus

 Single/never married

18 (21.2)

0 (0)

18 (10.3)

< 0.001

 Married

63 (74.1)

64 (71.9)

127 (73)

Separated/divorced/widowed

4 (4.7)

25 (28.1)

29 (16.7)

Place of residence

 Urban

75 (88.2)

74 (83.1)

149 (85.6)

0.459

 Rural

10 (11.8)

15 (16.9)

25 (14.4)

Rheumatic diseases

 Ankylosing spondylitis

39 (45.9)

13 (14.6)

52 (29.9)

< 0.001

 Rheumatoid arthritis

31 (36.5)

62 (69.7)

93 (53.4)

 Gout

4 (4.7)

8 (9)

12 (6.9)

 Polymyalgia rheumatica

2 (2.4)

2 (2.2)

4 (2.3)

 Psoriatic arthritis

9 (10.6)

4 (4.5)

13 (7.5)

First application complaints before diagnosis

 Knee pain

8 (9.4)

14 (15.7)

22 (12.6)

< 0.001

 Arthralgia

12 (14.1)

12 (13.5)

24 (13.8)

 Hip pain

19 (22.4)

0 (0)

19 (10.9)

 Lower back and hip pain

17 (20)

7 (7.9)

24 (13.8)

 Hand polyarthritis

23 (27.1)

44 (49.4)

67 (38.5)

 Metatarsophalangeal arthritis

3 (3.5)

11 (12.4)

14 (8)

 Rash/dactylitis

3 (3.5)

1 (1.1)

4 (2.3)

Having undergone orthopedic surgery for rheumatic diseases

 Yes

2 (2.4)

16 (18)

18 (10.3)

0.002

 No

83 (97.6)

73 (82)

156 (89.7)

The surgical area that required replacement surgery

 Knee

1 (1.2)

7 (7.9)

8 (4.6)

0.005

 Hip

0 (0)

7 (7.9)

7 (4)

 Femur

0 (0)

2 (2.2)

2 (1.1)

 Ankle

1 (1.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

 No

83 (97.6)

73 (82)

156 (89.7)

Comorbid diseases

 Yes

23 (27.1)

80 (89.9)

103 (59.2)

< 0.001

 No

62 (72.9)

9 (10.1)

71 (40.8)