Table 2

Interval-specific HRs and RDs for injured versus uninjured persons on the risk for knee OA

HR (95% CI)
Follow-up to 11 years
HR (95% CI)
Follow-up 12–19 years
RD (%) (95% CI)
Follow-up to 19 years
Injured versus uninjured*5.6 (4.9 to 6.4)2.7 (2.3 to 3.1)7.7 (6.4 to 9.1)
Injured versus uninjured†5.7 (5.0 to 6.6)3.4 (2.9 to 4.0)8.1 (6.7 to 9.4)
Subgroups
 Men‡5.3 (4.5 to 6.3)2.9 (2.3 to 3.6)7.3 (5.7 to 8.9)
 Women‡6.5 (5.1 to 8.1)4.1 (3.2 to 5.3)9.5 (6.9 to 12.1)
 Age≤30 years†7.6 (6.2 to 9.3)4.8 (3.8 to 6.2)8.6 (6.9 to 10.4)
 Age>30 years†4.7 (3.9 to 5.7)2.6 (2.0 to 3.2)8.0 (5.9 to 10.1)
  • *Unadjusted.

  • †Adjusted for age at index visit, sex, residential area, education attainment, income, a diagnosis of diabetes (type I or II), obesity and hypertension and stratified on index year.

  • ‡ Adjusted for age at index visit, residential area, education attainment, income, a diagnosis of diabetes (type I or II), obesity and hypertension and stratified on index year.

  • CI, Confidence Interval; HR, Hazard Ratio; OA, osteoarthritis; RD, risk difference.