Table 4 Variables assessed for association with osteoarthritis
From: The prevalence of rheumatic diseases in central Greece: a population survey
Variable | Osteoarthritis | Unadjusted OR | P-value | Adjusted OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Yes | No | (95% CI) | Â | 95% c.i. |
Gender | Male | 11.3% | 88.7% | 0.411 (0.314-0.538) | <0.01 | 0.430 (0.306-0.604) |
| Â | Female | 23.6% | 76.4% | Â | Â | Â |
Age | ≥66 | 39.7% | 60.3% | 265.240 (36.807-1911.358) | <0.01 | 173.679 (23.714-1271.983) |
|  | ≥40 & <66 | 18.4% | 81.6% | 2.926 (2.220-3.857) |  | 2.140 (1.541-2.974) |
| Â | <40 | 0.2% | 99.8% | Reference | Â | Reference |
Residence | Island | 23.8% | 76.2% | 1.546 (1.113-2.148) | 0.033 | 1.186 (0.810-1.737) |
| Â | Mountain | 18.2% | 81.8% | 1.397 (0.838-2.329) | Â | 1.656 (0.919-2.983) |
| Â | Urban & suburban | 16.8% | 83.2% | Reference | Â | Reference |
Alcohol | Yes | 9.9% | 90.1% | 0.352 (0.264-0.468) | <0.01 | 0.827 (0.534-1.283) |
| Â | No | 23.7% | 76.3% | Â | Â | Â |
Smoke | Yes | 9.2% | 90.8% | 0.334 (0.247-0.451) | <0.01 | 0.667 (0.425-1.045) |
| Â | No | 23.3% | 76.7% | Â | Â | Â |
Financial problems | Yes | 20.8% | 79.2% | 1.353 (1.049-1.745) | 0.020 | 1.316 (0.984-1.759) |
| Â | No | 16.3% | 83.7% | Â | Â | Â |
Manual work | Yes | 13.8% | 86.2% | 0.649 (0.477-0.882) | 0.006 | 1.044 (0.727-1.499) |
| Â | No | 19.8% | 80.2% | Â | Â | Â |
Diabetes | Yes | 29.0% | 71.0% | 2.045 (1.420-2.946) | <0.01 | 0.739 (0.488-1.117) |
| Â | No | 16.7% | 83.3% | Â | Â | Â |
Hypertension | Yes | 36.7% | 63.3% | 3.987 (3.051-5.210) | <0.01 | 2.131 (1.553-2.926) |
| Â | No | 12.7% | 87.3% | Â | Â | Â |