Table 4

Incidence and odds ratio of developing osteoarthritis in exposed patients with atopic disease versus non-exposed patients in STARR

STARR cohort
Asthma only
(n=11 101)
Atopic dermatitis only (n=23 854)Asthma or atopic dermatitis (n=43 728)Both asthma and atopic dermatitis (n=8773)Non-exposed
(n=70 699)
Incident OA, n (%)1956 (17.6)3678 (15.4)6968 (15.9)1334 (15.2)6318 (8.9)
Person-years93 107204 427373 72576 190552 032
IR (95% CI)21.0 (20.1 to 21.9)18.0 (17.4 to 18.6)18.6 (18.2 to 19.1)17.5 (16.6 to 18.5)11.4 (11.2 to 11.7)
aOR (95% CI)1.48 (1.39 to 1.57)1.48 (1.41 to 1.55)1.42 (1.36 to 1.48)1.19 (1.11 to 1.28)1.0
  • aOR, adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, Charlson comorbidity score, duration of follow-up, and frequency of outpatient visits, and BMI); IR, incidence rate per 1000 person-years; OA, osteoarthritis.