Table 5 Associationsa and interactionsb between multimorbidity and musculoskeletal-related healthcare or medicines use among working-age adults with specific musculoskeletal conditions
Sample (n = 4555) | Visit arthritis or osteoporosis specialist (n = 103) OR (95%CI) | Interaction p-valueb | Visit GP for arthritis or osteoporosis (n = 206) OR (95%CI) | Interaction p-value | Pain medicines use (n = 238) OR (95%CI) | Interaction p-value | MSK medicines use (n = 1179) OR (95%CI) | Interaction p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any MSK (4555) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.8) | - | 1.4 (1.0, 2.2) | - | 3.2 (2.1, 5.1) | - | 1.3 (1.1, 1.7) | - |
Osteoarthritis (993) | 1.7 (0.5, 5.6) | 0.68 | 2.1 (1.0, 4.1) | 0.30 | 3.5 (1.7, 7.5) | 0.91 | 1.3 (1.0, 1.9) | 0.98 |
Inflammatory arthritis (317) | 0.8 (0.1, 4.9) | 0.59 | 0.7 (0.1, 6.1) | 0.43 | 2.9 (0.7, 12.2) | 0.51 | 0.8 (0.3, 1.9) | 0.08 |
Other arthritis (1022) | 1.3 (0.5, 3.2) | 0.79 | 2.3 (0.9, 6.1) | 0.21 | 2.1 (1.2, 3.8) | <0.05 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) | 0.11 |
Gout (589) | NE | NE | 20.8 (2.8, 157.9) | 0.84 | 10.0 (1.4, 71.8) | 0.40 | 2.4 (1.2, 5.1) | <0.05 |
Back pain (2493) | 3.0 (0.7 13.9) | 0.23 | 2.6 (1.0, 7.2) | 0.14 | 3.9 (2.0, 7.8) | 0.40 | 1.7 (1.2, 2.3) | 0.06 |
Soft tissue disorder (404) | 1.4 (0.0, 164.0) | 0.93 | 2.6 (0.7, 10.2) | 0.34 | 4.0 (1.0, 16.0) | 0.96 | 2.2 (1.2, 4.0) | 0.17 |
Osteoporosis (292) | 1.0 (0.4 2.4) | 0.92 | 1.0 (0.4, 2.1) | 0.94 | 3.4 (0.9, 13.8) | 0.68 | 1.6 (0.8, 3.4). | 0.91 |