Table 3

Patterns of OA according to HRT

HRTBilateral OAGeneralised OA
prevalenceOdds ratio (95% CI)prevalenceOdds ratio (95% CI)
crudeadjusted3-150crudeadjusted3-150
no88.7% (338/381)1 (reference)1 (reference)35.7% (120/336)1 (reference)1 (reference)
yes86.3% (44/51)0.80 (0.34 to 1.89)1.21 (0.48 to 3.03)27.5% (11/40)0.68 (0.33 to 1.42)1.21 (0.53 to 2.74)
  • 3-150 Adjusted for age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, gout, thiazide intake, hysterectomy and smoking.