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Table 3 Risk factors for progression and worsening of radiographic knee osteoarthritis in elderly community residents

From: Risk factors for progression of radiographic knee osteoarthritis in elderly community residents in Korea

 

Progression of knee OA

Worsening of knee OA

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Age

1.04 (0.99–1.09)

 

0.99 (0.98–1.02)

 

Sex

 Men

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Women

7.25 (2.80–18.74)

4.41 (1.32–14.77)

1.41 (1.02–1.95)

1.21 (0.85–1.71)

BMI, kg/m2

 < 25

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≥ 25

1.44 (0.77–2.70)

 

1.32 (0.95–1.82)

 

Education (year)

 < 10

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 ≥ 10

0.24 (0.07–0.81)

0.59 (0.16–2.10)

0.52 (0.35–0.77)

0.56 (0.37–0.86)

Income (10,000 won/month)

 < 50

1.0

 

1.0

 

 50–149

0.85 (0.37–1.94)

 

0.73 (0.48–1.14)

 

 ≥ 150

0.43 (0.16–1.12)

 

0.72 (0.47–1.13)

 

Exercise

 No

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Yes

0.44 (0.18–1.06)

 

0.71 (0.49–1.03)

 

aSmoking

 No

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Yes (ex-, current)

0.26 (0.11–0.59)

 

0.79 (0.58–1.11)

 

Alcohol consumption

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 Yes (ex-, current)

0.29 (0.13–0.65)

0.78 (0.30–2.04)

1.12 (0.81–1.56)

 

Manual occupation

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 Yes

2.66 (1.37–5.16)

1.74 (0.84–3.58)

0.95 (0.63–1.42)

 

Marriage

 Yes (living with spouse)

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 No

2.53 (1.35–4.75)

1.11 (0.55–2.26)

1.25 (0.88–1.77)

 

Baseline K-L grade

 0

1.0

 

1.0

 

 1

1.00 (< 0.001- > 999.99)

 

0.96 (0.62–1.49)

 

 2

> 999.9 (< 0.001- > 999.9)

 

1.21 (0.72–2.03)

 

 3

> 999.9 (< 0.001- > 999.9)

 

1.23 (0.66–2.31)

Diabetes mellitus

 No

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Yes

1.19 (0.45–3.17)

 

1.23 (0.72–2.11)

 

Osteoporosis

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 Yes

2.48 (1.27–4.84)

1.18 (0.58–2.41)

1.17 (0.77–1.76)

  1. aMost of the women were non-smokers (male: female = 27.3%: 93.6%). Smoking was removed from the multivariate analysis because of the multicollinearity problem with sex
  2. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, BMI body mass index, K-L Kellgren-Lawrence