Table 5.
Results of the multiple regression analysis showing the influence of gender on each of the PROMs at baseline while controlling for the covariates comorbidity, age, BMI, SF-12 MCS, and sociodemographic differences
| Predictors | OHS | WOMAC total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (95% CI) | p value | B | p value | |
| Gender | −2.5 (−4.3 to −0.6) | 0.008 | −7.1 (−12.1 to −2.0) | 0.006 |
| Age | −0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1) | 0.274 | −0.1 (−0.3 to 0.2) | 0.743 |
| BMI | −0.3 (−0.5 to −0.1) | 0.011 | −0.9 (−1.5 to −0.3) | 0.002 |
| Number of comorbidities | −1.0 (−1.8 to −0.2) | 0.011 | −3.1 (−5.2 to −1.0) | 0.004 |
| SF-12 MCS | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | < 0.001 | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | < .001 |
| High education versus lower education | 0.1 (−2.2 to 2.3) | 0.958 | −1.8 (−7.9 to 4.3) | 0.567 |
| Living with partner versus living alone | −1.1 (−2.8 to 0.7) | 0.235 | −1.0 (−5.9 to 3.9) | 0.681 |
| Full-time employed versus retired | 0.5 (−1.7 to 2.7) | 0.667 | 1.0 (−5.1 to 7.0) | 0.759 |
| Homeworker versus retired | 1.4 (−1.3 to 4.2) | 0.984 | 0.6 (−7-1 to 8.2) | 0.887 |
PROMs = patient-reported outcome measures; BMI = body mass index; MCS = mental component summary; OHS = Oxford Hip Score.