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Table 2 Association between body mass index and osteoarthritis in hip, knee, and hand in the general population.

From: Obesity and osteoarthritis in knee, hip and/or hand: An epidemiological study in the general population with 10 years follow-up

 

Hip OA

N = 83

 

Knee OA

N = 114

 

Hand OA

N = 71

 
 

Adjusted for age and gender

Multivariate-adjusted1

Adjusted for age and gender

Multivariate-adjusted1

Adjusted for age and gender

Multivariate-adjusted1

Body Mass Index3

      

< 20

0.53 (0.16–1.78)

0.51 (0.15–1.72)

1.30 (0.56–3.02)

1.33 (0.57–3.10)

1.70 (0.75–3.85)

1.71 (0.75–3.89)

20–25

1

1

1

1

1

1

26–30

0.94 (0.57–1.55)

0.82 (0.48–1.39)

1.91 (1.24–2.96)

2.02 (1.29–3.16)

0.98 (0.55–1.74)

0.98 (0.54–1.78)

> 30

1.07 (0.40–2.84)

1.11 (0.41–2.97)

2.77 (1.35–5.71)

2.81 (1.32–5.96)

2.24 (0.95–5.33)

2.59 (1.08–6.19)

  1. Results are presented by odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusted for age and gender (left column) and multivariate-adjusted OR (right column).
  2. 1 Adjusted for age, gender, work type, leisure time activities, 2 continuous variable, 3 We defined a BMI of 20–25 as the reference category since this represents a normal BMI.
  3. Due to missing data for 33 cases on BMI the total number in the present analyses is 1642.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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