Table 7.
TaSOAC complete case vs subjects with any missing values for risk factor and confounders
| Baseline variable | Complete case | Missing values | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 445 | 410 | 35 | |
| Osteoarthritis (no-side specific pain) | |||
| None | 96 (23.4%) | 0 | |
| ROA | 157 (38.3%) | 0 | |
| POA | 42 (10.2%) | 0 | |
| PROA | 115 (28.1%) | 0 | |
| Age | 64.4 (7.9) | 65.1 (8.7) | 0.6464 |
| Sex (% female) | 209 (51.0%) | 18 (51.4%) | 0.959 |
| Race | |||
| Caucasian white | 263 (98.1%) | 19 (100%) | 0.835 |
| Asian | 2 (0.8%) | ||
| Indigenous Australian | 3 (1.1%) | ||
| BMI (continuous) | 28.2 (5.2) | 27.6 (4.0) | 0.4707 |
| Ex/current Smoking (binary) | 224 (54.6%) | 20 (58.8%) | 0.637 |
| CVD2 (heart/stroke) | 44 (11.7%) | 5 (17.2%) | 0.378 |
| Diabetes | 36 (9.6%) | 4 (13.8%) | 0.463 |
t tests (or Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test) for continuous variables and Chi2-tests (or Fishers exact) for categorical variables