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Table 4 Sole characteristics and risk of OA from the additional questionnaire

From: Self-reported adult footwear and the risks of lower limb osteoarthritis: the GOAL case control study

A

Female

Sole

Groups

Knee OA

Hip OA

Control

Knee OA

Hip OA

Univariate

Adjusted

Univariate

Adjusted

20-29 yrs

Thin (ref)

142

99

106

1.62 (0.94 - 2.78)

1.29 (0.70 - 2.40)

1.17 (0.66 - 2.07)

1.12 (0.59 - 2.11)

Thick

31

35

27

Soft (ref)

30

37

23

0.62 (0.35 - 1.09)

0.55 (0.30 - 1.02)

1.05 (0.56 - 1.94)

1.12 (0.57 - 2.20)

Hard

101

77

81

20-39 yrs

Thin (ref)

121

79

92

2.23 (1.21 - 4.11)*

1.98 (1.00 - 3.91)

1.14 (0.58 - 2.22)

1.01 (0.48 - 2.12)

Thick

22

32

19

Soft (ref)

26

30

21

0.76 (0.41 - 1.43)

0.66 (0.33 - 1.30)

1.15 (0.59 - 2.24)

1.09 (0.52 - 2.28)

Hard

67

59

62

B

Male

Sole

Groups

Knee OA

Hip OA

Control

Knee OA

Hip OA

Univariate

Adjusted

Univariate

Adjusted

20-29 yrs

Thin (ref)

62

36

55

1.34 (0.84 - 2.15)

1.13 (0.67 - 1.92)

0.74 (0.48 - 1.15)

0.69 (0.44 - 1.10)

Thick

163

127

107

Soft (ref)

39

18

24

1.51 (0.83 - 2.75)

1.82 (0.94 - 3.52)

1.16 (0.67 - 2.02)

1.06 (0.60 - 1.89)

Hard

194

135

139

20-39 yrs

Thin (ref)

52

32

51

1.29 (0.78 - 2.14)

1.11 (0.63 - 1.95)

0.69 (0.43 - 1.09)

0.65 (0.40 - 1.06)

Thick

147

117

99

Soft (ref)

33

17

20

1.39 (0.74 - 2.61)

1.65 (0.82 - 3.32)

1.21 (0.66 - 2.21)

1.03 (0.55 - 1.93)

Hard

169

121

124

  1. Persistent female and male users of certain types of shoe sole in their 20’s and through early adulthood are presented for female (A) and male (B) participants in the GOAL study. OR (95% CI) and aOR (adjusted for age, BMI in 20’s, occupational risk and previous injury to index joint) are shown. Persistent users were defined as >50% user in every decade, and variable users were not assessed. *-p < 0.05. Reference (ref) groups indicated within table.Statistical significance is highlighted in bold.