New Jersey Chapter
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.
