Arthritis Statistics

New Jersey (state data) according to CDC	2003	2005
Adults with arthritis	1,611,000	1,562,000 (1.6 mil)
Adults limited by arthritis	540,000	524,000
Children with arthritis*		8,600
Adults with osteoarthritis (OA)		904,500
Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)		43,550
% of adults with arthritis	25	24
% women/men with arthritis	30/19	28/20
% whites with arthritis	29	28
% blacks with arthritis	24	23
% Hispanics with arthritis	15	16
% 18–44 year olds with arthritis	10	9
% 45–64 year olds with arthritis	33	32
% 65+ year olds with arthritis	53	53
% with arthritis who are overweight or obese	65	71
% with arthritis who are physically inactive	22	22

*JA statistics taken from ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM; Dec. 5, 2007.                                                                                           

Based on average of estimate between 5,500-11,700

National Statistics	2003	2005
Adults with self-reporting doctor diagnosis		46.6 mil
Children with arthritis		220,000
Adults with osteoarthritis (OA)		27 mil
Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)		1.3 mil
% of adults with arthritis		21.6

National statistics taken from ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM

Vol. 58, No. 1, January 2008, pp 15–25

NOTE: NJ arthritis prevalence is 2.4% above the National average.