Association of overweight with osteoarthritis of the different hand joint groups
| BMI >27.4 kg/m2 OR (95% CI)* | BMI >27.4 kg/m2 OR (95% CI)† | BMI (continuous), OR (95% CI)† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI, body mass index; DIP, distal interphalangeal; MCP, metacarpophalangeal; OA, osteoarthritis; PIP, proximal interphalangeal. | |||
| Hand OA: presence of Kellgren–Lawrence ⩾2 in two of three hand joint groups (DIP, PIP, first carpometacarpal and trapezioscaphoid). | |||
| *Adjusted for age, gender and smoking | |||
| †Adjusted for age, gender, smoking, diabetes, hypertension and total cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. | |||
| Hand OA | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.7) | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.6) | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.07) |
| OA in the hand joint groups | |||
| DIPs | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | 1.05 (1.03 to 1.08) |
| PIPs | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.7) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.1) |
| MCPs | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.1) |
| Base of thumb | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | NS |