Table 3.
Risk of site of osteoarthritis in the 5-year follow-up a .
| Outcomes | Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) b |
|---|---|
| Knee osteoarthritis | 1.19 (1.09, 1.29) |
| Hip osteoarthritis | 1.17 (1.01, 1.35) |
HS, hidradenitis suppurativa.
Data presented here were the value of follow-up from 90 days after index date to the respective following-up years.
Propensity score matching was performed on age at index, sex, race, body mass index, status of comorbidities (including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, fracture, and osteoporosis), status of comedication use (glucocorticoids), status of smoking, alcoholism and substance use, medical utilization status, lab data (CRP), and socioeconomic status (problems related to housing and economic circumstances, and persons with potential health hazards related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances).
Bold values indicates that those values were of statistical significance.