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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Aug;66(8):1193–1202. doi: 10.1002/acr.22295

Table 3. Multivariable Logistic Regression Models of Willingness to Undergo TJR, by 2 samples.

Total Sample sOA subsample
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Demographic Characteristics
Older Age 0.97 0.95-1.00 N/A* N/A
Women 1.00 0.68-1.47 N/A N/A
African American 0.47 0.31-0.72 0.42 0.25-0.69
Education ≥ 12 years 1.17 0.77-1.76 1.30 0.79-2.11
Married or Living with Partner 1.11 0.76-1.61 1.07 0.68-1.68
Employed 1.20 0.77-1.88 N/A N/A
Health Insurance
 No Health Insurance 1.00 1.00
 Government Only 1.43 0.63-3.23 1.07 0.42-2.70
 Non-Government Only 0.91 0.39-2.10 0.88 0.32-2.45
 Government + Non-Government 1.53 0.66-3.55 1.08 0.43-2.73
Higher Community Poverty 0.99 0.97-1.01 0.99 0.97-1.02
Health Related Characteristics
Excellent, Very Good, Good Self-Rated Health 1.03 0.70-1.52 0.90 0.57-1.44
Higher BMI 0.99 0.97-1.01 N/A N/A
Higher CES-D 1.00 0.97-1.02 N/A N/A
OA Related Characteristics
Higher WOMAC Pain Score of Worst Knee or Hip 1.04 0.97-1.11 1.03 0.95-1.12
Higher WOMAC Function Score of Worst Knee or Hip 0.99 0.97-1.01 0.97 0.95-1.00
Longer Duration of Arthritis Symptoms 0.99 0.68-1.01 N/A N/A
Greater Number of Knee / Hip Joints with KL ≥ 2 OA 1.02 0.84-1.24 N/A N/A
Higher KL Grade of Worst Knee or Hip Joint 0.92 0.75-1.13 N/A N/A
TJR Perceptions
Heard of TJR 1.27 0.57-2.85 N/A N/A
Family Member had TJR 1.60 1.06-2.42 N/A N/A
Have a Good Understanding of TJR 1.27 0.84-1.94 0.99 0.58-1.67
Hospital Time
 1-7 Days 1.00 0.70-1.54 1.00
 1 week + 1.04 0.55-1.99 0.95 0.58-1.55
 Don't Know 1.04 1.03 0.48-2.22
Recovery Time
 < 2 months 0.76 0.41-1.24 0.63 0.32-1.26
 2-6 months 1.00 1.00
 6 + months 0.75 0.49-1.17 0.78 0.45-1.35
 Don't Know 0.95 0.51-1.79 0.97 0.45-2.08
Pain Still after TJR
 None or Mild 1.00 1.00
 Moderate to Extreme 0.87 0.53-1.43 0.76 0.41-1.40
 Don't Know 1.30 0.64-2.67 0.88 0.36-2.16
Difficulty Walking Still after TJR
 None or Mild 1.00 1.00
 Moderate to Extreme 0.77 0.46-1.28 0.93 0.49-1.76
 Don't Know 0.58 0.28-1.21 0.57 0.22-1.49
*

Not included in multivariable models because of lack of bivariate association p<0.1 with Willingness in this subsample.