Table 2.
Prevalence of knee and hip OA, by census industrial group of longest job ever held.
N (%) with Radiographic Knee OA* | N (%) with Symptomatic Knee OA* | N (%) with Radiographic Hip OA | N (%) with Symptomatic Hip OA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Managerial and professional specialty | 155 (28.7) | 85 (16.0) | 170 (33.2) | 51 (10.0) |
Technical, sales, and administrative support | 188 (28.9) | 121 (18.9) | 190 (31.6) | 60 (10.0) |
Service | 164 (41.3) | 118 (30.1) | 118 (33.0) | 43 (12.0) |
Farming, forestry, and fishing | 18 (47.4) | 8 (22.9) | 17 (44.7) | 3 (8.3) |
Precision production, craft, and repair | 118 (37.2) | 78 (24.8) | 99 (32.1) | 38 (12.3) |
Operators, fabricators, and laborers | 209 (37.1) | 133 (24.0) | 177 (32.7) | 70 (13.1) |
Overall chi-square test significant (p < 0.001). OA: osteoarthritis.