Deaths and events per 1000 person-years
| Overall (n=1348) | Hand OA status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No hand OA (n=622) | Radiographic hand OA (n=540) | Symptomatic hand OA (n=186) | ||
| Survival time (time to death or censoring) (years) (median (IQR)) | 16.0 (14.4, 16.9) | 16.2 (14.8, 17.0) | 15.7 (13.1, 16.8) | 15.7 (14.0, 16.6) |
| Deaths per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | ||||
| Overall deaths | 23 (21,25) | 14 (12, 17) | 32 (28, 36) | 28 (22, 34) |
| Cardiovascular deaths (coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular accidents, other) | 6 (5, 7) | 3 (2, 5) | 8 (6, 10) | 9 (5, 12) |
| Deaths due to cancer | 7 (6, 8) | 6 (4, 8) | 8 (6, 10) | 7 (4, 10) |
| Deaths due to unknown/other causes | 10 (9, 11) | 5 (4, 6) | 15 (13, 18) | 12 (8, 16) |
| Events in those with no previous events per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | ||||
| Cardiovascular events | 14 (12, 16) | 8 (6, 10) | 18 (15, 21) | 20 (15, 27) |
| Coronary heart disease | 6 (5, 8) | 4 (3, 5) | 8 (6, 11) | 10 (6, 14) |
| Congestive heart failure | 8 (7, 9) | 4 (3, 6) | 11 (9, 13) | 13 (9, 18) |
| Atherothrombotic brain infarction | 3 (2, 4) | 2 (1, 3) | 4 (2, 5) | 5 (2, 7) |
OA, osteoarthritis.