Clinical morbidity for musculoskeletal disorders by case and control groups
| Morbidity (Read code) | OA cases No (%) | Non-OA controls No (%) | OR* (99% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold indicates statistically significant at 1% level. | |||
| *Adjusted for age, sex, and social class; non-OA group is the reference group. | |||
| Rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory disorders (N04) | 140 (1.2) | 134 (1.1) | 1.08 (0.79 to 1.47) |
| Other and unspecified arthropathies (N06) | 126 (1.1) | 58 (0.5) | 2.26 (1.50 to 3.41) |
| Other or unspecified joint disorders (N09) | 875 (7.7) | 467 (4.0) | 2.00 (1.71 to 2.32) |
| Spondylosis and allied disorders (N11) | 656 (5.8) | 364 (3.1) | 1.89 (1.59 to 2.25) |
| Intervertebral disc disorders (N12) | 104 (0.9) | 78 (0.7) | 1.37 (0.93 to 2.02) |
| Other cervical disorders (N13) | 143 (1.3) | 144 (1.2) | 1.01 (0.75 to 1.38) |
| Other and unspecified back disorders (N14) | 965 (8.5) | 726 (6.2) | 1.39 (1.22 to 1.59) |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica (N20) | 73 (0.6) | 63 (0.5) | 1.19 (0.76 to 1.86) |
| Peripheral enthesopathies and allied syndromes (N21) | 617 (5.4) | 415 (3.5) | 1.59 (1.35 to 1.89) |
| Synovial, tendon, or bursa disorder (N22) | 255 (2.2) | 134 (1.1) | 2.03 (1.54 to 2.68) |
| Muscle, ligament, and fascia disorders (N23) | 128 (1.1) | 101 (0.9) | 1.31 (0.93 to 1.85) |
| Other soft tissue disorders (N24) | 791 (7.0) | 467 (4.0) | 1.78 (1.53 to 2.08) |
| Other bone or cartilage disorders (N33) | 135 (1.2) | 88 (0.7) | 1.57 (1.10 to 2.24) |
| Sprain of shoulder and upper arm (S50) | 129 (1.1) | 68 (0.6) | 2.04 (1.38 to 3.00) |
| Sprain of knee or leg (S54) | 159 (1.4) | 97 (0.8) | 1.73 (1.24 to 2.42) |
| Sprain of ankle or foot (S55) | 136 (1.2) | 116 (1.0) | 1.21 (0.87 to 1.68) |
| Sprain of pelvic ligament (S56) | 76 (0.7) | 68 (0.6) | 1.13 (0.73 to 1.75) |
| Sprains of other parts of back (S57) | 218 (1.9) | 186 (1.6) | 1.21 (0.93 to 1.57) |
| Other sprains and strains (S5y) | 94 (0.8) | 75 (0.6) | 1.30 (0.87 to 1.95) |
| Open wound of knee, leg, and ankle (SA1) | 75 (0.7) | 70 (0.6) | 1.11 (0.72 to 1.70) |
| Superficial injury of leg, excluding foot (SD6) | 79 (0.7) | 94 (0.8) | 0.84 (0.57 to 1.25) |
| Contusion, trunk (SE2) | 71 (0.6) | 58 (0.5) | 1.25 (0.79 to 1.97) |
| Contusion, leg and unspecified sites (SE4) | 152 (1.3) | 83 (0.7) | 1.87 (1.31 to 2.66) |