Table 3.

Hip and knee OA as explanatory variables for EuroQoL scores in women

	Unadjusted				Adjusteda
	n	OR	95% CI	p value	n	OR	95% CI	p value
EuroQoL mobility
Clinical hip OA	216	5.49	(1.63, 18.5)	0.006	192	3.31	(0.37, 29.6)	0.284
Radiographic hip OA	192	2.05	(1.11, 3.79)	0.021	170	1.95	(0.90, 4.23)	0.089
Clinical knee OA	216	7.51	(3.56, 15.9)	< 0.001	192	6.05	(2.33, 15.71)	< 0.001
Radiographic knee OA	201	2.56	(1.36, 4.85)	0.004	179	2.55	(1.16, 5.58)	0.019
EuroQoL self-care
Clinical hip OA	216	8.81	(2.67, 29.0)	< 0.001	192	7.13	(0.88, 57.8)	0.066
Radiographic hip OA	192	2.33	(0.94, 5.76)	0.066	170	2.02	(0.61, 6.68)	0.249
Clinical knee OA	216	9.52	(3.87, 23.4)	< 0.001	192	5.49	(1.67, 18.1)	0.005
Radiographic knee OA	201	2.81	(1.00, 7.90)	0.050	179	2.78	(0.69, 11.1)	0.148
EuroQoL usual activities
Clinical hip OA	215	15.9	(3.40, 74.0)	< 0.001	191	19.6	(1.18, 326)	0.038
Radiographic hip OA	191	1.66	(0.88, 3.12)	0.117	169	1.29	(0.59, 2.86)	0.524
Clinical knee OA	215	9.20	(4.31, 19.7)	< 0.001	191	8.91	(3.45, 23.0)	< 0.001
Radiographic knee OA	200	3.25	(1.61, 6.54)	0.001	178	5.09	(1.99, 13.0)	0.001

^aAdjusted for age, BMI, social class, smoker status, alcohol consumption, activity, baseline dietary calcium, years since menopause and HRT use