Table 2.

Radiographic hand OA and severity in the whole METAFIB-OA cohort and in cases and controls

	Total (n=301)	HIV-1 + MetS+ (n=152)	HIV-1+ MetS− (n=149)	p Value
OA
HOA ≥1 joint KL ≥2
Men	148 (49.2)	87 (57.2)	61 (40.9)
Women	19 (6.3)	11 (7.2)	8 (5.3)
Total cohort	167 (55.5)	98 (64.5)	69 (46.3)	0.002
Thumb-base OA
KL ≥2 on 1 or 2 sides
Men	55 (18.3)	37 (24.3)	18 (12.1)
Women	6 (2.0)	3 (2.0)	3 (2.0)
Total cohort	61 (20.3)	40 (26.1)	21 (14.1)	0.01
Erosive OA
Men	7 (2.3)	5 (3.3)	2 (1.3)
Women	0	0	0
Total cohort	7 (2.3)	5 (3.3)	2 (1.3)	0.5
Severity criteria
Sum of KL scores	5.2±8.8	6.7±0.9	3.7±0.5	0.002
No. of joints with KL ≥2	2.5±4.1	3.2±0.4	1.8±0.2	0.002

Data are number (%) or mean±SD.

HOA, hand OA; KL, Kellgren–Lawrence score; METAFIB, Metabolic Syndrome and Fibrosis; MetS−, absence of metabolic syndrome; MetS+, presence of metabolic syndrome; OA, osteoarthritis.