Table 1
Association between birth weight and clinical hand osteoarthritis (OA) in men aged 53 years
Number
Birth weight (kg)
With OA
Without OA
Hazard ratio (95% CI)
p Value for trend = 0.002.
<3.1
82
269
1.7 (1.2 to 2.5)
−3.5
85
325
1.5 (1.0 to 2.2)
−3.8
58
290
1.1 (0.8 to 1.7)
>3.8
53
300
1.0