Table 3

Effect of prevalent knee and hand OA on risk of hip OA

 Incident hip OA
Unadjusted IR/1000 person years (99% CI)Unadjusted HR (99% CI)Age and gender-adjusted HR (99% CI)+ BMI-adjusted HR (99% CI)
Reference2.07 (2.04 to 2.10)RefRefRef
Previous knee OA
N=2699
5.98 (5.70 to 6.29)2.89 (2.82 to 2.95); p<0.0011.66 (1.58 to 1.75); p<0.0011.35 (1.28 to 1.43); p<0.001
Previous hand OA
N=1089
4.81 (4.45 to 5.20)2.32 (2.25 to 2.39); p<0.0011.41 (1.30 to 1.53); p<0.0011.23 (1.13 to 1.34); p<0.001
  • BMI, body mass index; IR, incidence rate; OA, osteoarthritis.