Cohort | |||||
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ActiFE | ProVA† | LASA | Peñagrande | HCS‡ | |
Self-reported OA | |||||
Knee | - | Pain or difficulty moving the knees in the last year? Positive if yes for > 1 month. | Do you have OA? If yes: Would you please tell me if you have complaints of the knee? | - | - |
Hip | - | Pain or difficulty moving the hips in the last year? Positive if yes for > 1 month. | Do you have OA? If yes: Would you please tell me if you have complaints of the hip? | - | - |
Hand | - | Pain or difficulty moving the hands in the last year? Positive if yes for > 1 month. | Do you have OA? If yes: Would you please tell me if you have complaints of the fingers or hand/wrist? | - | - |
Non-specific | - | Positive if "yes" on any of the above | Do you have OA? | Have you had pains in the joints or bones? Did you visit a doctor for this problem? Positive if yes on both questions. | - |
Clinical OA | |||||
Knee | - | Judgement by physician based on physical examination and information from medical records | - | - | Told by doctor to have knee OA |
Hip | - | Judgement by physician based on physical examination and information from medical records | - | - | - |
Hand | - | Judgement by physician based on physical examination and information from medical records | - | - | Combination of observed Heberdens nodes by trained nurse and self-reported hand pain. |
Non-specific | Has a doctor ever told you that you have or had OA/arthritis? | Positive if "yes" on any of the above | General practitioners questionnaire: Has your patient been diagnosed with OA? | Diagnosis in general practitioners' records | Positive if "yes" on any of the above |
Radiographic OA | |||||
Knee | - | JSN (K&L ≥ 2) + osteophytes | - | - | JSN (K&L ≥ 2) + osteophytes |
Hip | - | - | - | - | |
Hand | - | DIP, PIP of digits 2-3, and CMC of digit 1: JSN (K&L ≥ 2) + osteophytes | - | - | DIP, PIP, CMC of digits 2-5, and IP: JSN (K&L ≥ 2) + osteophytes |