Table 3

 Odds ratios of OA in siblings

DefinitionWomenMenBoth sexes*
TF OA, tibiofemoral OA; PF OA, patellofemoral OA.
(95% CIs), adjusted for age, knee pain, BMI, smoking, Heberden’s or Bouchard’s nodes, and meniscectomy; *also adjusted for sex.
TF OA2.03.02.5
(1.4 to 3.1)(1.9 to 5.0)(1.8 to 3.4)
Moderate-severe TF OA2.42.62.5
(1.4 to 4.1)(1.4 to 4.6)(1.7 to 3.7)
Bilateral TF OA1.82.12.0
(1.1 to 3.0)(1.2 to 3.8)(1.3 to 2.9)
PF OA1.72.01.9
(1.2 to 2.6)(1.2 to 3.5)(1.4 to 2.6)
Moderate-severe PF OA1.71.61.6
(1.0 to 2.6)(0.7 to 3.5)(1.1 to 2.4)
Bilateral PF OA1.43.01.8
(0.9 to 2.3)(1.4 to 6.5)(1.2 to 2.7)