Association between concurrent presence of metabolic factors and osteoarthritis of the hand
| Hand OA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean BMI | Prevalence of hand OA, % | OR (95% CI)* | |
| BMI, body mass index; OA, osteoarthritis. | |||
| *Adjusted for age, gender and smoking. | |||
| Absolute prevalence of hand OA in our study population: 27.5%. | |||
| BMI ⩽27.4 kg/m2 (reference group) | 24.4 | 24.6 | |
| BMI >27.4 kg/m2 | 30.2 | 33.2 | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.7) |
| BMI ⩽27.4 kg/m2, no diabetes (reference group) | 24.3 | 24.4 | |
| BMI >27.4 kg/m2+diabetes | 30.8 | 38.2 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.4) |
| BMI ⩽27.4 kg/m2, no hypertension (reference group) | 24.2 | 23.2 | |
| BMI >27.4 kg/m2+hypertension | 30.5 | 35.7 | 1.5 (1.2 to 2.0) |
| BMI ⩽27.4 kg/m2, no hypertension, no diabetes (reference group) | 24.2 | 22.7 | |
| BMI >27.4 kg/m2+diabetes+hypertension | 31.2 | 45 | 2.3 (1.3 to 3.9) |