Table 3A.

Demographic comparisons among RA and non-RA patients in 2002–2003 and 2011–2012 for all TJA patients and those who had TSA.

ProcedureAll TJATSA
Years2002–20032011–2012p2002–20032011–2012p
CohortNon-RARANon-RARANon-RARANon-RARA
Mean age, yrs, ± SD66.70 ± 24.9363.68 ± 27.0665.64 ± 23.5264.62 ± 24.09< 0.0001a, < 0.0001b68.19 ± 23.0562.05 ± 28.4867.58 ± 21.3565.12 ± 23.320.0014a, 0.0024b
Age groups (%)
 < 45 yrs93.716.2995.114.89< 0.000178.7721.2389.1910.81< 0.0001
 45–64 yrs96.273.7396.513.49< 0.000193.636.3795.344.66< 0.0001
 65–84 yrs97.192.8196.813.19< 0.000195.904.1096.403.600.0115
 ≥ 85 yrs98.141.8697.552.45< 0.000198.841.1696.823.180.0040
Sex (%)
 Female95.964.0495.734.27< 0.000193.266.7494.585.42< 0.0001
 Male98.111.8998.051.950.014796.783.2297.332.670.0061
Race (%)
 White96.993.0196.903.100.000595.194.8196.183.82< 0.0001
 Black95.034.9794.845.160.087292.787.2292.637.370.8998
Insurance (%)
    Private96.963.0497.152.85< 0.000193.386.6296.023.98< 0.0001
    Medicaid94.205.8095.444.56< 0.000191.608.4091.968.040.8188