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. 2018 Nov 14;13:2339–2349. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S174741

Table S1.

Medication, physical therapy, and arthroplasty rates among female patients with hip and/or knee OA (total) in different age groups in % (95% CIs)

Age group (years) Total
60–69, n=110,352 70–79, n=184,124 80–89, n=99,199 90–99, n=21,902 ≥100, n=486 Total, n=416,063
Analgesics
 Step 1 60.7 (60.4–61.0) 62.2 (62.0–62.4) 63.0 (62.7–63.3) 62.3 (61.6–62.9) 59.1 (54.5–63.5) 62.0 (61.9–62.1)
 Step 2 10.9 (10.7–11.1) 14.3 (14.1–14.4) 17.6 (17.3–17.8) 18.0 (17.5–18.5) 13.6 (10.7–17.0) 14.4 (14.2–14.5)
 Step 3 4.3 (4.1–4.4) 6.2 (6.1–6.3) 10.8 (10.6–11.0) 15.7 (15.2–16.1) 15.2 (12.1–18.7) 7.3 (7.2–7.4)
 NSAIDs 49.1 (48.8–49.4) 47.1 (46.8–47.3) 40.1 (39.8–40.5) 30.2 (29.6–30.8) 19.3 (15.9–23.1) 45.0 (44.9–45.2)
 Coxib 7.8 (7.7–8.0) 7.3 (7.2–7.5) 5.7 (5.6–5.8) 4.0 (3.8–4.3) 2.5 (1.3–4.3) 6.9 (6.8–7.0)
 Metamizol 22.3 (22.1–22.6) 28.3 (28.1–28.5) 38.2 (37.9–38.5) 46.1 (45.4–46.8) 46.9 (42.4–51.5) 30.0 (29.9–30.2)
 Analgesics all 63.2 (62.9–63.5) 65.5 (65.2–65.7) 68.1 (67.8–68.3) 68.6 (68.0–69.2) 66.0 (61.6–70.3) 65.6 (65.5–65.8)
Physical therapy
 Physiotherapy alla 46.0 (45.7–46.3) 48.2 (47.9–48.4) 42.2 (41.9–42.5) 33.6 (32.9–34.2) 23.9 (20.1–27.9) 45.4 (45.2–45.5)
Arthroplasty
 THR 2.9 (2.8–3.0) 3.4 (3.3–3.4) 2.6 (2.5–2.7) 1.4 (1.3–1.6) 1.2 (0.5–2.7) 2.9 (2.9–3.0)
 TKR 2.9 (2.8–3.0) 2.9 (2.9–3.0) 1.7 (1.6–1.8) 0.3 (0.2–0.5) 0 (0.0–5.1) 2.5 (2.4–2.5)
 Total (THR or TKR) 5.8 (5.6–5.9) 6.2 (6.1–6.4) 4.2 (4.1–4.4) 1.7 (1.5–1.9) 1.2 (0.5–2.7) 5.4 (5.3–5.5)

Note:

a

Physiotherapy, massage, physical therapy, exercise therapy, or electrotherapy.

Abbreviations: OA, osteoarthritis; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; THR, total hip replacement; TKR, total knee replacement.