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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: The association between dietary fiber intake and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the 1999–2018 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Variable

Total 32,484 (100%)

Non-OA 30,620 (94.26%)

OA 1,864 (5.74%)

P value

Age

 16–59

22,846 (70.33%)

22,029 (71.94%)

817 (43.83%)

< 0.001

 60 +

9,638 (29.67%)

8,591 (28.06%)

1,047 (56.17%)

Gender

 Male

17,094 (52.62%)

16,205 (52.92%)

889 (47.69%)

< 0.001

 Female

15,390 (47.38%)

14,415 (47.08%)

975 (52.31%)

Race

 MexiCAn AmeriCAn

5,421 (16.69%)

5,160 (16.85%)

261 (14.00%)

< 0.001

 Non-Hispanic White

15,655 (48.19%)

14,820 (48.40%)

835 (44.80%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

6,402 (19.71%)

5,854 (19.12%)

548 (29.40%)

 Other Race

5,006 (15.41%)

4,786 (15.63%)

220 (11.80%)

Marital status

 Married/Living with partner

12,486 (38.44%)

11,658 (38.07%)

828 (44.42%)

0.2

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated/Never married

19,998 (61.56%)

18,962 (61.93%)

1,036 (55.58%)

Education level

 < High school

2,855 (8.789%)

2,602 (8.498%)

253 (13.57%)

< 0.001

 Completed high school

4,559 (14.03%)

4,196 (13.70%)

363 (19.47%)

 > High school

25,070 (77.18%)

23,822 (77.80%)

1,248 (66.95%)

PIR

 Low income

9,055 (27.88%)

8,354 (27.28%)

701 (37.61%)

< 0.001

 Middle income

12,397 (38.16%)

11,669 (38.11%)

728 (39.06%)

 High income

11,032 (33.96%)

10,597 (34.61%)

435 (23.34%)

BMI

 Normal

9,734 (29.97%)

9,310 (30.40%)

424 (22.75%)

< 0.001

 Heavy

11,051 (34.02%)

10,477 (34.22%)

574 (30.79%)

 Overweight

11,699 (36.01%)

10,833 (35.38%)

866 (46.46%)

Diabetes

 No

28,862 (88.85%)

27,430 (89.58%)

1,432 (76.82%)

< 0.001

 Yes

3,622 (11.15%)

3,190 (10.42%)

432 (23.18%)

Hypertension

 No

18,506 (56.97%)

17,890 (58.43%)

616 (33.05%)

< 0.001

 Yes

13,978 (43.03%)

12,730 (41.57%)

1,248 (66.95%)

Smoke status

 Never

16,025 (49.33%)

15,342 (50.10%)

683 (36.64%)

< 0.001

 Former

8,847 (27.23%)

8,182 (26.72%)

665 (35.68%)

 Now

7,612 (23.43%)

7,096 (23.17%)

516 (27.68%)

Drinking status

 No

5,394 (16.61%)

4,936 (16.12%)

458 (24.57%)

< 0.001

 Yes

27,090 (83.39%)

25,684 (83.88%)

1,406 (75.43%)

Dietary fiber (Continuous)

22 (15, 31)

22 (16, 31)

19 (14, 27)

< 0.001

Dietary fiber (Categorical)

 Q1

8,935 (27.51%)

8,279 (27.04%)

656 (35.19%)

< 0.001

 Q2

8,258 (25.42%)

7,749 (25.31%)

509 (27.31%)

 Q3

7,672 (23.62%)

7,274 (23.76%)

398 (21.35%)

 Q4

7,619 (23.45%)

7,318 (23.90%)

301 (16.15%)