Relative risks (RR) of death and 95% confidence intervals (CI) in men and women by OA of Kellgren’s grades 2 to 4 in any finger joint (OA in any finger joint) and its subcategory, OA in at least two distal interphalangeal joints symmetrically (symmetrical DIP OA). Adjusted by age, education, history of workload, smoking, and body mass index
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explanatory variable | No of subjects examined | Number of deaths | RR | 95% CI | No of subjects examined | Number of deaths | RR | 95% CI |
| Total mortality | ||||||||
| Symmetrical DIP OA | ||||||||
| No | 1426 | 391 | 1.00 | 1590 | 238 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 134 | 71 | 0.89 | 0.68 to 1.16 | 445 | 197 | 1.23 | 1.01 to 1.51 |
| OA in any finger joint | ||||||||
| No | 919 | 163 | 1.00 | 1006 | 78 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 641 | 299 | 1.02 | 0.83 to 1.27 | 1029 | 357 | 1.17 | 0.87 to 1.56 |
| Cardiovascular mortality | ||||||||
| Symmetrical DIP OA | ||||||||
| No | 1426 | 216 | 1.00 | 1590 | 123 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 134 | 45 | 0.96 | 0.68 to 1.36 | 445 | 113 | 1.25 | 0.95 to 1.63 |
| OA in any finger joint | ||||||||
| No | 919 | 73 | 1.00 | 1006 | 33 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 641 | 188 | 1.42 | 1.05 to 1.92 | 1029 | 203 | 1.26 | 0.84 to 1.91 |