Descriptive characteristics of a Canadian Community Health Survey—Mental Health (2012) study sample with mental disorders (N=1774)
| Arthritis (N=436) N (%) | No arthritis (N=1338) N (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 127 (32.7) | 509 (41.1) |
| Women | 309 (67.3) | 829 (58.9) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–24 | 6 (0.9) | 352 (27.3) |
| 25–34 | 18 (5.3) | 285 (23.1) |
| 35–44 | 42 (11.1) | 263 (22.5) |
| 45–54 | 99 (24.6) | 236 (16.6) |
| 55–64 | 162 (39.1) | 148 (7.0) |
| 65–74 | 73 (12.1) | 36 (2.6) |
| ≥75 | 36 (6.9) | 18 (0.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Visible minority | 58 (17.1) | 237 (23.6) |
| White | 378 (82.9) | 1101 (76.4) |
| Household income | ||
| Quintile 1 (lowest) | 212 (41.1) | 412 (28.2) |
| Quintile 2 | 98 (24.6) | 273 (22.6) |
| Quintile 3 | 61 (15.6) | 250 (20.7) |
| Quintile 4 | 45 (12.4) | 231 (15.9) |
| Quintile 5 (highest) | 20 (6.3) | 172 (12.7) |
| Geographical region | ||
| Urban | 243 (71.8) | 849 (72.6) |
| Rural | 193 (28.2) | 489 (27.4) |
| Mental disorder* | ||
| Major depressive episode | 316 (69.1) | 961 (72.8) |
| Generalised anxiety disorder | 222 (55.2) | 502 (35.2) |
| Bipolar disorder | 85 (21.0) | 290 (24.1) |
All percentages reported are weighted using probability weights from Statistics Canada.
*Participants can have more than one mental disorder.