Table 6: Risk (odds ratio) between potential risk factors for MRI-detected knee
cartilage lesions and self-reported knee complaints within the previous 12
months among 92 male danish floor layers and 49 male danish graphic designers.
|
Model 1 (mutually adjusted) |
Model 2 (mutually adjusted) |
Model 3 (mutually adjusted) |
Model 4 (mutually adjusted) |
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Exposure Variable |
Odds Ratio |
95% CI1 |
P |
Odds Ratio |
95% CI1 |
P |
Odds Ratio |
95% CI1 |
P |
Odds Ratio |
95% CI1 |
P |
MRI-detected
severe knee cartilage lesions in either knee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
2.49 |
(1.22; 5.08) |
0.0119 |
2.42 |
(1.18; 4.96) |
0.0163 |
2.43 |
(1.17; 5.04) |
0.0170 |
2.44 |
(1.17; 5.08) |
0.0170 |
No |
1 |
- |
|
1 |
- |
|
1 |
- |
|
1 |
- |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floor layer |
1.02 |
(0.49; 2.11) |
0.96 |
1.03 |
(0.49; 2.17) |
0.93 |
1.002 |
(0.47; 2.12) |
0.99 |
1.002 |
(0.45; 2.23) |
0.99 |
Graphic designer |
1 |
- |
|
1 |
- |
|
1 |
- |
|
1 |
- |
|
Age (per 10 years) |
0.71 |
(0.42; 1.21) |
0.21 |
0.68 |
(0.39; 1.16) |
0.16 |
0.86 |
(0.47; 1.58) |
0.63 |
0.85 |
(0.46; 1.56) |
0.60 |
BMI (per 5 kg/m2) |
|
|
|
1.56 |
(0.98; 2.49) |
0.062 |
1.54 |
(0.96; 2.47) |
0.075 |
1.54 |
(0.96; 2.46) |
0.075 |
Floor layer
seniority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.63 |
(0.37; 1.05) |
0.073 |
0.63 |
(0.37; 1.05) |
0.074 |
Earlier knee
injuries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.50 |
(0.47; 4.76) |
0.49 |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
- |
|
Participates
in knee straining sports |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.79 |
(0.38; 1.65) |
0.54 |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
- |
|
1CI: confidence
interval.
2Estimated odds ratio of floor layers of 32-years’
seniority compared to graphic designers.