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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2020 Feb 19;50(3):380–386. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.02.006

Table 2. Associations between clinical OA of the hip or knee and (recurrent) falls.

RR (95% CI) for one or more falls RR (95% CI) for recurrent falls
Clinical hip OA
- Model 1
- Model 2		 1.35 (1.00-1.82)*
1.34 (0.99-1.81)		 1.48 (0.93-2.38)
1.47 (0.91-2.38)
Clinical knee OA
- Model 1
- Model 2		 1.13 (0.93-1.39)
1.10 (0.90-1.36)		 1.57 (1.13-2.18)*
1.55 (1.10-2.18)*

RR=relative risk; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; OA=osteoarthrits;

*

p<0.05 The analyses were performed using Cox Proportional Hazards Model with equal survival time for all subjects. Model 1: Adjusted for age, sex, country and level of education. Model 2: Additionally adjusted for body mass index, smoking, alcohol use, number of chronic diseases.