Age ⩾70 years | 48.2 | 0.143 | 6.4 (5.4 to 7.6) | 4.5 (3.6 to 5.6) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3.6 | 0.045 | 6.3 (4.9 to 8.1) | 3.3 (2.3 to 4.7) |
Stroke | 4.6 | 0.043 | 5.2 (4.1 to 6.5) | 4.8 (3.4 to 6.8) |
Female sex | 61.1 | 0.044 | 2.8 (2.4 to 3.3) | 2.2 (1.7 to 2.8) |
Hand pain | 16.8 | 0.035 | 2.6 (2.3 to 3.1) | 2.4 (1.9 to 3.0) |
Parkinson’s disease | 1.0 | 0.033 | 18.4 (10.9 to 30.8) | 23.8 (11.4 to 49.5) |
Pain in neck/shoulder | 22.0 | 0.026 | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.2) |
Manual occupation | 28.3 | 0.025 | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.3) | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.8) |
Thyroid disease* | 16.9 | 0.015 | 2.0 (1.7 to 2.3) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) |
Diabetes | 6.7 | 0.014 | 2.4 (2.0 to 3.0) | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.2) |
History of fracture (hand/wrist) | 13.8 | 0.008 | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.1) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) |
Osteoarthritis in any joint | 24.2 | 0.009 | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.9) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) |
BMI ⩾30 kg/m2 | 14.5 | 0.001 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.5) | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) |
Gout | 0.8 | 0.000 | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.0) | – |