Table 2 Characteristics of the sample by radiographic multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) definition (N = 1677)
| Â | MJOA-1 | MJOA-2 | MJOA-3 | MJOA-4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Age (Mean, SD) years | 66.8 (8.7) | 71.6 (8.9)* | 67.0 (8.7) | 74.3 (8.2)* | 65.4 (8.1) | 73.2 (8.4)* | 66.2 (8.6) | 71.1 (8.9)* |
Body Mass Index (Mean, SD) kg/m2 | 31.5 (7.6) | 31.5 (6.5) | 31.5 (7.2) | 31.1 (6.9) | 32.0 (7.5) | 30.7 (6.7)* | 31.2 (7.7) | 31.8 (6.6) |
Women, N (%) | 665 (64.6) | 468 (72.2)* | 852 (65.0) | 278 (76.6)* | 623 (63.2) | 510 (73.7)* | 564 (66.4) | 569 (68.8) |
African American, N (%) | 346 (33.6) | 177 (27.3)* | 450 (34.4) | 72 (19.8)* | 396 (40.2) | 127 (18.4)* | 264 (31.1) | 259 (31.3) |
Beighton score > 4, N (%) | 55 (5.3) | 10 (1.5)* | 49 (3.7) | 16 (4.4) | 38 (3.9) | 27 (3.9) | 34 (4.0) | 31 (3.7) |
Beighton score > 3, N (%) | 115 (11.2) | 35 (5.4)* | 123 (9.4) | 26 (7.2) | 97 (9.8) | 53 (7.7) | 90 (10.6) | 60 (7.3)* |