Table 2

 Age, sex, and knee pain standardised prevalence estimates

DefinitionWomenMenBoth sexes
Community (n = 1085)Siblings (n = 423)Community (n = 644)Siblings (n = 314)Community (n = 1729)Siblings (n = 737)
Results are shown as percentage (95% CIs).
TF OA, tibiofemoral OA; PF OA, patellofemoral OA.
TF OA6.413.99.520.07.916.8
(4.9 to 7.9)(10.6 to 17.2)(7.2 to 11.8)(15.6 to 24.4)(6.6 to 9.2)(14.1 to 19.5)
Moderate-severe TF OA3.05.73.69.33.37.4
(2.0 to 4.0)(3.5 to 7.9)(2.2 to 5.0)(6.1 to 12.5)(2.5 to 4.1)(5.5 to 9.3)
Bilateral TF OA3.66.24.58.84.07.4
(2.5 to 4.7)(3.9 to 8.5)(2.9 to 6.1)(5.7 to 11.9)(3.1 to 4.9)(5.5 to 9.3)
PF OA11.218.810.416.910.817.9
(9.3 to 13.1)(15.1 to 22.5)(8.0 to 12.8)(12.8 to 21.0)(9.3 to 12.3)(15.1 to 20.7)
Moderate-severe PF OA5.38.84.33.54.86.3
(4.0 to 6.6)(6.1 to 11.5)(2.7 to 5.9)(1.5 to 5.5)(3.8 to 5.8)(4.6 to 8.0)
Bilateral PF OA4.28.64.14.64.26.7
(3.0 to 5.4)(5.9 to 11.3)(2.6 to 5.6)(2.3 to 6.9)(3.3 to 5.2)(4.9 to 8.5)
OA any knee site13.729.714.729.114.229.5
(11.7 to 15.8)(25.4 to 34.1)(12.0 to 17.4)(24.1 to 34.1)(12.6 to 15.9)(26.2 to 32.8)