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. 2013 Sep 24;11:210. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-210

Table 5.

Univariate association of diagnosis with each ADL limitation at two and five years after primary THA

 
 
Two years
 
Five years
  n/N (%) ORa 95% CI P-value n/N (%) ORa 95% CI P-value
Limitations in walking
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RAa
50/141 (35.5%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
38/97 (39.2%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
1298/4815 (27%)
0.7
(0.5 to 1.0)
0.04
927/2723 (34%)
0.8
(0.5 to 1.2)
0.32
 AVN
113/397 (28.5%)
0.7
(0.5 to 1.1)
0.15
74/250 (29.6%)
0.7
(0.4 to 1.1)
0.10
 Other
70/201 (34.8%)
1.0
(0.6 to 1.6)
0.91
51/145 (35.2%)
0.8
(0.5 to 1.5)
0.55
Limitations in climbing stairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RA
53/144 (36.8%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
38/98 (38.8%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
818/4873 (16.8%)
0.3
(0.2 to 0.5)
<0.01
562/2739 (20.5%)
0.4
(0.3 to 0.6)
<0.01
 AVN
77/397 (19.4%)
0.4
(0.3 to 0.6)
<0.01
48/250 (19.2%)
0.4
(0.2 to 0.6)
<0.01
 Other
55/202 (27.2%)
0.6
(0.4 to 1.0)
0.07
43/145 (29.7%)
0.7
(0.4 to 1.2)
0.15
Limitations in putting on socks/shoes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RA
57/143 (39.9%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
37/97 (38.1%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
1178/4867 (24.2%)
0.5
(0.3 to 0.7)
<0.01
725/2733 (26.5%)
0.6
(0.4 to 0.9)
0.02
 AVN
85/400 (21.3%)
0.4
(0.3 to 0.6)
<0.01
68/253 (26.9%)
0.6
(0.4 to 1.0)
0.05
 Other
74/201 (36.8%)
0.9
(0.6 to 1.4)
0.59
54/144 (37.5%)
1.0
(0.6 to 1.7)
0.92
Limitations in picking up objects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RA
55/145 (37.9%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
40/98 (40.8%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
1153/4873 (23.7%)
0.5
(0.4 to 0.7)
<0.01
730/2735 (26.7%)
0.5
(0.3 to 0.8)
<0.01
 AVN
92/399 (23.1%)
0.5
(0.3 to 0.7)
<0.01
63/252 (25%)
0.5
(0.3 to 0.8)
<0.01
 Other
68/203 (33.5%)
0.8
(0.5 to 1.3)
0.41
50/146 (34.2%)
0.8
(0.4 to 1.3)
0.32
Limitations in getting in/out of car
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RA
29/144 (20.1%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
21/98 (21.4%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
703/4864 (14.5%)
0.7
(0.4 to 1.0)
0.06
488/2745 (17.8%)
0.8
(0.5 to 1.3)
0.39
 AVN
63/401 (15.7%)
0.7
(0.4 to 1.2)
0.24
40/251 (15.9%)
0.7
(0.4 to 1.3)
0.26
 Other
48/202 (23.8%)
1.2
(0.7 to 2.1)
0.43
36/146 (24.7%)
1.2
(0.6 to 2.3)
0.58
Limitations in rising from chair
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RA
25/144 (17.4%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
14/98 (14.3%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
353/4852 (7.3%)
0.4
(0.2 to 0.6)
<0.01
272/2727 (10%)
0.7
(0.4 to 1.2)
0.17
 AVN
39/401 (9.7%)
0.5
(0.3 to 0.9)
0.02
30/252 (11.9%)
0.8
(0.4 to 1.6)
0.55
 Other
24/201 (11.9%)
0.6
(0.4 to 1.2)
0.16
18/143 (12.6%)
0.9
(0.4 to 1.8)
0.70
Limitations in sitting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 RA
1/143 (0.7%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
1/97 (1%)
1.0 (ref)
 
 
 Osteoarthritis
44/4850 (0.9%)
1.3
(0.2 to 9.5)
0.8
26/2724 (1%)
0.9
(0.1 to 6.9)
0.94
 AVN
9/396 (2.3%)
3.3
(0.4 to 26.3)
0.3
7/251 (2.8%)
2.8
(0.3 to 22.7)
0.35
 Other 2/200 (1.0%) 1.4 (0.1 to 16.0) 0.8 3/144 (2.1%) 2.0 (0.2 to 20.0) 0.54

aReference category is rheumatoid arthritis/inflammatory arthritis. --, not applicable, since these ADLs did not have a response for mild limitation category. Numbers in bold represents significant p-value <0.05, ADL, activities of daily living; AVN, avascular necrosis of bone; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; THA, total hip arthroplasty.