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Table 4 Prevalence of knee OA according to the quartile of waist circumference

From: Correlation between metabolic syndrome and knee osteoarthritis: data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

WC (Mean ± SDcm)

75.1 ± 4.2

69.7 ± 3.3

83.0 ± 1.4

77.8 ± 1.7

87.8 ± 1.4

83.4 ± 1.7

95.3 ± 4.6

92.9 ± 5.2

Prevalence of Knee OA

15/254 (5.9%)

31/302 (10.3%)

6/255 (0.6%)

46/304 (15.1%)

7/256 (2.7%)

66/304 (21.7%)

13/255 (5.1%)

86/304 (25.0%)

Adjusted OR†

1.0

1.0

0.8 (0.314-2.198)

1.3 (0.879-2.170)

0.4 (0.149-1.214)

1.7 (1.073-2.734)

0.9 (0.377-2.284)

2.3 (1.144-3.546)

  1. Abbreviations: OA osteoarthritis, WC waist circumference, Q quartile, OR Odds ratio.
  2. †ORs adjusted for age, sex, exercise, alcohol intake, and smoking. Adjusted ORs are presented with 95% Confidence Interval in parentheses.
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