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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2020 Oct 29;47(1):1–20. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2020.09.001

Table 2.

Summary of socioeconomic differences in the incidence, prevalence and outcomes of hip OA.

SES Measure Study Data Source Country Health Outcome Selected Results Point estimate (95% CI)
Education Moss et al 201666 JoCoOA US IR per 1000 person-years for hip symptoms, rHOA, severe rHOA, sxHOA rHOA:
<high school: IR = 22 (16, 30)
High school: IR = 22 (18, 26)
>high school: IR = 17 (13, 22)
Tepper et al 199371 NHANES-I US Prevalence of rHOA rHOA: education ≤12 years vs. >12 years
aOR 1.64 (0.95, 2.85)
Cleveland et al 201377 JoCo OA US Prevalence of rHOA, bilateral rHOA, sxHOA, bilateral sxHOA Bilateral sxHOA: education ≤12 years vs. >12 years
aOR=1.91 (1.08,3.39)
Grotle et al 200842 MSK pain survey Norway Prevalence of self-reported hip OA self-reported hip OA:
≤ 9 years vs. >12 years
aOR =2.85 (1.65,4.93)
9–12 years vs. >12 years
aOR = 2.70 (1.62,4.49)
Jorgensen et al 201143 Danish National Register Denmark Prevalence of hip OA by ICD-8 code Highest education vs. vocational/basic school
Hip OA for women:
RR = 0.85 (0.80–0.90)
Hip OA for men:
RR = 0.65 (0.61– 0.68)
Knight et al 201178 JoCo OA US WOMAC function, pain, total, HAQ-DI in rHOA and sxHOA Edgucation ≤12 years vs. >12 years
rHOA and WOMAC function:
aβ=3.22(0.73,5.7)
rHOA and HAQ-DI:
aβ=0.15 (0.05,0.35)
Schafer et al 201080 Dresden Hip Registry Germany WOMAC Response to THR Risk of nonresponse to THR: education 12 years vs. 8 years
aOR = 0.49 (0.27, 0.89)
Greene et al 201479 Swedish hip arthroplasty registry Sweden EuroQol response to THR Lower pain after THR: education >12 years vs. ≤ 8 years
aβ =−3.3 ± 0.05
Occupation Cleveland et al 201377 JoCo OA US Prevalence of rHOA, bilateral rHOA, sxHOA, bilateral sxHOA For all hip OA outcomes and non-managerial vs. managerial occupations, no significant associations
Knight et al 201178 JoCo OA US WOMAC function, pain, total, HAQ-DI in rHOA and sxHOA rHOA and WOMAC pain: non-managerial vs. managerial
aβ =0.78 (0.09, 1.47)
Income Moss et al 201666 JoCo OA US IR per 1000 person-yrs for hip symptoms, rHOA, severe rHOA, sxHOA Hip symptoms:
<$15,000: IR=45 (17, 24)
$15–35,000: IR=34 (27,42)
≥$35,000: IR=28 (21,37)
Tepper et al 199371 NHANES-I US Prevalence of rHOA rHOA: highest vs. lowest quartile of family income
aOR 0.99 (0.40, 2.44)
Jorgensen et al 201143 Danish National Register Denmark Prevalence of hip OA by ICD-8 code ≥150% vs. 75–124% average household income
Knee OA among women:
RR = 0.97 (0.93–1.02)
Knee OA among men:
RR = 0.86 (0.82–0.90)
Community Poverty Cleveland et al 201377 JoCo OA US Prevalence of rHOA, bilateral rHOA, sxHOA, bilateral sxHOA Bilateral rHOA: high vs. low poverty
aOR=1.87 (1.32,2.66)
Knight et al 201178 JoCo OA US WOMAC function, pain, total, HAQ-DI in rHOA and sxHOA rHOA and HAQ-DI: high poverty vs. low poverty
β=0.15 (0.01, 0.29), but not significant in models that accounted for educational
attainment and income
Deprivation Reyes et al 201540 SIDIAP Spain Incidence of hip OA by ICD-10 code Hip OA: Most vs. least deprived area age and sex-aIRR = 1.23 (1.17, 1.29) fully aIRR = 1.02 (0.97, 1.07)
Clement et al 201181 Prospective cohort of THR patients UK Oxford hip score, dislocation, mortality Most vs. least deprived area
Hip Dislocation:
aOR=5.3 (p=0.001)
Mortality:
OR=3.2 (p=0.02)

Abbreviations: aβ = adjusted parameter estimate, aIRR = adjusted incidence rate ratio, aOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI= confidence interval, EuroQOL = European Quality of Life, HAQ-DI = Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index, ICD = International Classification of Diseases, IR= annual incidence rate, IRR = incidence rate ratio, JoCo OA = Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, MSK = musculoskeletal, NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, rHOA = radiographic hip osteoarthritis, RR = rate ratio, SES = socioeconomic status, SIDIAP = System for the Development of Research in Primary Care, sxHOA = symptomatic hip osteoarthritis, THR = total hip replacement, UK = United Kingdom, US = United States, WOMAC= Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index