Table 5

Prognostic factors for Functional Index Questionnaire score at 3 and 12 months

3 months12 months
Variablesβ (95%CI)p Valueβ (95% CI)p Value
Age
Gender−0.71 (−1.35 to −0.07)0.03
Body mass index
Duration of complaints (ref=1–2 months)
 2–6 months−1.56 (−2.58 to −0.53)0.03
 6–12 months−1.03 (−2.09 to 0.03)0.056
 12+ months−1.60 (−2.46 to −0.73)<0.001
Allocated preferred treatment (ref=no preference)
 Not allocated
 Allocated
Recruitment
Bilaterality
Work type (ref = not employed)
 Sedentary
 Active
Sport
Baseline usual/rest pain−0.02 (−0.03 to 0.002)0.08−0.02 (−0.04 to −0.01)0.013
Baseline worse/on activity pain
Anterior Knee Pain Scale0.06 (0.02 to 0.10)0.0010.08 (0.05 to 0.11)<0.001
Functional Index Questionnaire0.27 (0.08 to 0.47)0.007
R20.2730.235
AUC (cut-off FIQ at follow-up 12)0.5090.405
AUC (cut-off FIQ at follow-up 14)0.6110.563
  • Variable ‘treatment’ not presented, but was included in final models (significant in 3-month and 12-month model).

  • Backward selection: p(IN)=0.05, p(OUT)=0.10.