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Table 1 Model inputs

From: Development and feasibility of a personalized, interactive risk calculator for knee osteoarthritis

Input parameter

Possible values

Starting Age

25 years through 45 years

  

Sex

Female

  

Male

  

Race/ethnicity

White

  

Black

  

Hispanic

  

Obesity status

Obese

  

Non-obese

  

Family history

Family history

  

No family history

  

Occupational exposure

Present

  

Absent

  

History of knee injury

Present

  

Absent

  

OA Incidence (annual probability, %)

  

Age Range

Non-obese male

Non-obese female

Obese Male

Obese Female

25–34

0.12

0.14

0.25

0.38

35–44

0.13

0.15

0.25

0.41

45–54

0.23

0.28

0.47

0.62

55–64

0.41

0.46

0.76

1.19

65–74

0.24

0.31

0.46

0.55

75–84

0.21

0.22

0.36

0.48

85+

0.21

0.22

0.36

0.48

OA Progression Estimates (annual probability, %)

 

Male

Female

Progression from K-L 2 to K-L 3 (non-obese/obese)

5.58/ 12.26

4.00/ 8.95

Progression from K-L 3 to K-L 4 (non-obese/obese)

1.29/ 2.94

1.95/ 4.27

Risk Factors (multipliers for increased OA incidence, derived from Zhang et al. [33])

Knee injury

2.39

   

Family history of OA

1.72

   

Occupational risks

1.28

   
  1. This table lists model input parameters and values used to create the 2016 simulations for OA Risk C