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. 2018 Jun 28;48(1):52–63. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2018.1459831

Table 3.

Association between baseline metabolic factors and hand osteoarthritis (OA) progression at 7 years for all participants and stratified by baseline hand OA subset.

 
Analysis based on multiply imputed data
 
All participants
(n = 706)
Thumb base OA (n = 303)
Nodal IPJ OA
(n = 152)
Generalized OA
(n = 83)
Erosive OA
(n = 22)
  Outcome = KL summed score (0–80)
 
Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)*
BMI (kg/m2) † −0.01 (−0.15, 0.13) −0.11 (−0.33, 0.10) −0.10 (−0.40, 0.20) −0.37 (−0.87, 0.13) −0.47 (−2.13, 1.19)
Hypertension 0.45 (−1.12, 2.03) 0.33 (−2.13, 2.78) 1.82 (−1.59, 5.24) −0.36 (−6.04, 5.32) 2.49 (−9.26, 14.24)
Diabetes type 2/IFG 0.76 (−1.62, 3.13) 1.50 (−1.75, 4.75) 4.50 (−0.26, 9.25) 3.27 (−2.89, 9.42) 3.05 (−13.56, 19.67)
Dyslipidaemia
0.07 (−1.51, 1.66)
0.72 (−1.61, 3.04)
1.40 (−2.09, 4.89)
1.81 (−3.83, 7.45)
−6.55 (−19.58, 6.47)
No. of metabolic factors (0–4) †
0.02 (−0.57, 0.62)
0.06 (−0.81, 0.93)
0.75 (−0.72, 2.22)
−0.46 (−2.54, 1.62)
−2.09 (−7.94, 3.77)
Metabolic syndrome ‡
0.50 (−1.39, 2.40)
0.87 (−1.90, 3.64)
1.97 (−2.61, 6.54)
−0.81 (−7.85, 6.23)
−0.88 (−17.21, 15.44)
  Outcome = Number of hand joints with KL grade ≥ 2 (0–20) §
 
Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)*
BMI (kg/m2) † 0.01 (−0.05, 0.06) −0.05 (−0.13, 0.03) 0.01 (−0.11, 0.12) −0.11 (−0.29, 0.06) −0.15 (−0.87, 0.57)
Hypertension −0.01 (−0.63, 0.60) −0.12 (−1.04, 0.80) 0.34 (−0.92, 1.61) −0.61 (−2.59, 1.36) 0.34 (−4.58, 5.25)
Diabetes type 2/IFG 0.35 (−0.58, 1.28) 0.67 (−0.58, 1.93) 2.06 (0.25, 3.87) 1.42 (−0.71, 3.56) 2.02 (−6.02, 10.07)
Dyslipidaemia
0.21 (−0.41, 0.83)
0.53 (−0.36, 1.41)
0.67 (−0.60, 1.95)
1.09 (−0.89, 3.08)
−1.02 (−5.65, 3.62)
No. of metabolic factors (0–4) †
−0.01 (−0.25, 0.25)
0.02 (−0.31, 0.35)
0.41 (−0.15, 0.98)
−0.04 (−0.78, 0.70)
−0.50 (−2.76, 1.77)
Metabolic syndrome ‡
0.42 (−0.37, 1.22)
0.68 (−0.38, 1.73)
1.70 (−0.09, 3.50)
0.47 (−1.99, 2.93)
0.25 (−6.05, 6.54)
 
Complete case analysis
 
All participants
(n = 365)
Thumb base OA (n = 169)
Nodal IPJ OA
(n = 85)
Generalized OA
(n = 45)
Erosive OA
(n = 11)
  Outcome = KL summed score (0–80)
 
Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)*
BMI (kg/m2) † 0.02 (−0.14, 0.19) −0.17 (−0.45, 0.11) −0.14 (−0.55, 0.27) −0.92 (−2.00, 0.15)
Hypertension 0.80 (−0.85, 2.44) 0.38 (−2.57, 3.33) 2.15 (−2.65, 6.94) −4.5 (−15.24, 6.15)
Diabetes type 2/IFG −0.25 (−2.91, 2.41) 0.56 (−3.73, 4.84) 7.78 (1.13, 14.43) 9.46 (−1.98, 20.90)
Dyslipidaemia
0.15 (−1.53, 1.83)
1.59 (−1.29, 4.47)
2.34 (−2.56, 7.24)
4.93 (−4.98, 14.85)

No. of metabolic factors (0–4) †
0.10 (−0.61, 0.81)
0.08 (−1.02, 1.18)
1.49 (−0.46, 3.44)
0.01 (−3.83, 3.9)
1.12 (−4.59, 6.84)
Metabolic syndrome ‡ 0.82 (−1.47, 3.11) 0.82 (−2.75, 4.39) 2.39 (−4.13, 8.92) −3.60 (−17.06, 9.87) 3.88 (−15.43, 23.18)
 
Outcome = Number of hand joints with KL grade ≥ 2 (0–20) § Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)*
 
Complete case analysis
 
All participants
(n = 365)
Thumb base OA (n = 169)
Nodal IPJ OA
(n = 85)
Generalized OA
(n = 45)
Erosive OA
(n = 11)
BMI (kg/m2) † 0.01 (−0.06, 0.07) −0.08 (−0.17, 0.02) −0.01 (−0.15, 0.13) −0.25 (−0.55, 0.04)
Hypertension 0.09 (−0.56, 0.75) −0.28 (−1.31, 0.76) 0.28 (−1.37, 1.92) −2.08 (−4.97, 0.81)
Diabetes type 2/IFG −0.24 (−1.30, 0.83) −0.20 (−1.70, 1.30) 3.35 (1.08, 5.62) 2.94 (−0.13, 6.00)
Dyslipidaemia
0.27 (−0.40, 0.94)
1.18 (0.16, 2.19)
1.27 (−0.41, 2.98)
2.44 (−0.33, 5.21)

No. of metabolic factors (0–4) †
−0.01 (−0.29, 0.28)
0.02 (−0.38, 0.42)
0.70 (−0.01, 1.39)
0.34 (−0.83, 1.50)
0.04 (−1.54, 1.62)
Metabolic syndrome ‡ 0.41 (−0.50, 1.33) 0.39 (−0.90, 1.67) 2.19 (−0.09, 4.48) −0.29 (−4.36, 3.78) −1.02 (−5.04, 3.00)

*Estimated from analysis of covariance adjusted for baseline value of outcome measure, cohort, time to follow-up, gender, age, Index of Multiple Deprivation, and smoking status; †per unit increase (all other factors are classed as present/absent); ‡any three of body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, diabetes type 2/impaired fasting glucose (IFG), hypertension, and dyslipidaemia; §one individual was excluded owing to maximum number of joints affected at baseline; – unable to calculate owing to small numbers.

KL, Kellgren–Lawrence; CI, confidence interval; IPJ, interphalangeal joint; Thumb base OA = KL ≥ 2 in the first carpometacarpal (1CMCJ) in either hand; Nodal IPJ OA = KL ≥ 2 in ≥ 2 IPJs (rays 2–5) and ≥ 2 nodes (rays 2–3) across either hand; Generalized hand OA = KL ≥ 2 in ≥ 1 distal IPJ and ≥ 1 proximal IPJ and ≥ 1 1CMCJ across either hand; Erosive OA = ≥ 2 IPJs (rays 2–5) across either hand.