Table 4 The association between depression severity at baseline and change in joint symptom over 24 months (N = 337)
From: Depression in patients with knee osteoarthritis: risk factors and associations with joint symptoms
|  | Univariable β (95% CI) | Multivariable β (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
WOMAC score | ||
 Pain (0–500) a | ||
  No depression | Reference | Reference |
  Mild depression | −35.8 (−63.7, −7.9) | −12.4 (−36.7, 11.8) |
  Moderate to severe depression | −100.3 (− 143.1, −57.4) | −32.0 (−72.2, 8.2) |
 Function (0–1700) b | ||
  No depression | Reference | Reference |
  Mild depression | − 139.9 (− 222.2, − 57.7) | −67.8 (− 145.4, 9.7) |
  Moderate to severe depression | − 225.4 (− 357.5, −93.2) | −90.3 (−220.3, 39.7) |
 Stiffness (0–200) c | ||
  No depression | Reference | Reference |
  Mild depression | −13.2 (−26.0, −0.5) | −5.2 (−16.5, 6.1) |
  Moderate to severe depression | −29.4 (−49.0, − 9.8) | −11.8 (−30.0, 6.5) |