Table 4 Predictors of the combined baseline HOOS and KOOS score
From: Using routine referral data for patients with knee and hip pain to improve access to specialist care
|  | Combined KOOS and HOOS | Final linear regression (number = 319) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | Univariate coefficient (95% confidence interval) | p-value | Multivariate coefficient (95% confidence Interval) | p-value* | |||
Age at baseline | 601 | −0.4 (− 0.5, − 0.3) | < 0.001 | −0.2 (− 3.5, − 0.1) | 0.009 | ||
BMI score mean (standard deviation) | 373 | − 0.9 (− 1.2, − 0.6) | < 0.001 | −0.75, (− 1.1, − 0.4) | < 0.001 | ||
Smoking data | Non-smoker | 406 | Ref | 0.021 | Ref | < 0.001 | |
Smoker | −8.7 (−15.3, −2.1) | −14.0 (− 20.5, − 7.5) | |||||
Former smoker | −4.7 (− 10.2, 0.8) | 1.3 (− 4.0, 6.5) | |||||
Joint type | Hip | 601 | Ref | 0.003 | Ref | 0.010 | |
Knee | 7.7 (2.7, 12.8) | 7.9 (1.9, 13.9) | |||||
Sign or symptom | No | 549 | Ref | 0.002 | Ref | 0.030 | |
Yes | 16.6 (6.2, 27.0) | 12.0 (1.2, 22.8) | |||||
Therapeutic or preventive procedure | No | 549 | Ref | < 0.001 | Ref | 0.003 | |
Yes | −7.9 (−11.9, −3.9) | −6.9 (−11.5, −2.3) | |||||
Medication history | Non-opioid | No | 429 | Ref | < 0.001 | Ref |  |
Yes | −16.3 (−23.7, −9.0) | −10.6 (−17.6, −3.6) | 0.003 | ||||
Opioids | No | 429 | Ref | < 0.001 | Ref | < 0.001 | |
Yes | −18.3 (−23.0, −13.6) | −14.47 (−19.4, −9.5) | |||||