Table 7.
Association of self-reported disability in patients with osteoarthritis with selected Sociodemographic variables n=150
| Personal variable | Self-reported disability | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Moderate Disability (score ≤24) | Severe disability (score>24) | ||
| Age Group (Years) | |||
| 45-50 | 3 | 34 | 0.536 |
| 51-55 | 7 | 40 | |
| 56-60 | 3 | 18 | |
| 61-65 | 3 | 42 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 11 | 36 | 0.001* |
| Female | 5 | 98 | |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 8 | 106 | 0.010* |
| Muslim | 8 | 28 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 16 | 115 | 0.273 |
| Divorced/separated | 0 | 2 | |
| Widow/Widower | 0 | 17 | |
| Dietary Habits | |||
| Vegetarian | 7 | 99 | 0.012* |
| Non-Vegetarian | 9 | 35 | |
| Educational status | |||
| No formal education | 1 | 45 | 0.139 |
| Primary | 12 | 68 | |
| Secondary | 3 | 19 | |
| Sr. Secondary | 0 | 2 | |
| Residential area | |||
| Rural | 12 | 79 | 0.214 |
| Urban | 4 | 55 | |
| Chronic Illness | |||
| Yes | 0 | 49 | 0.003* |
| No | 16 | 85 | |
| BMI | |||
| <18.5 | 0 | 10 | 0.505 |
| 18.5-24.9 | 10 | 82 | |
| 25.0-29.9 | 6 | 42 | |
| Exercise (at least 30 min) | |||
| No | 0 | 65 | 0.000* |
| Yes (Anaerobic) | 16 | 69 | |
| Type of family | |||
| Nuclear | 12 | 62 | 0.093 |
| Joint | 3 | 58 | |
| Extended | 1 | 14 | |
| Family Monthly income (in Rupees) | |||
| ≤20,000 | 0 | 39 | 0.000* |
| 20,001-40,000 | 15 | 41 | |
| >40,000 | 1 | 54 | |
| Occupation status | |||
| Unemployed | 4 | 89 | 0.000* |
| Private Job | 9 | 9 | |
| Government Job | 3 | 9 | |
| Own business | 0 | 20 | |
| Agriculture | 0 | 7 | |
| Duration of Osteoarthritis | |||
| 1-5 year | 16 | 67 | 0.001* |
| 6-10 year | 0 | 60 | |
| >10 year | 0 | 7 | |
#No patients were found in No disability (0). *Significant P<0.05. Sutbeyaz ST, Sezer N, Koseoglu BF, Ibrahimoglu F, Tekin D. Influence of kneeosteoarthritis on exercise capacity and quality of life in obese adults. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007;15:2071-6.