Table 2 Prevalence of knee and hip osteoarthritis by age and sex
From: Osteoarthritis prevalence and modifiable factors: a population study
|  | Males 49.9 % (N = 2364) | Females 50.0 % (N = 2367) | Differential significance between sexes, p |
|---|---|---|---|
Knee osteoarthritis a | |||
All ages | 6.3 (146) | 8.9 (206) | 0.001 |
18–44 | 1.5 (17) | 1.7 (19) | 0.651 |
45–64 | 8.1 (62) | 10.9 (78) | 0.063 |
>65 | 18.8 (61) | 24.3 (97) | 0.069 |
Hip osteoarthritis a | |||
All ages | 4.4 (102) | 7.6 (176) | <0.001 |
18–44 | 1.3 (15) | 0.7 (7) | 0.119 |
45–64 | 4.7 (36) | 8.5 (61) | 0.003 |
>65 | 14.2 (47) | 24.6 (99) | <0.001 |
Knee osteoarthritis b | |||
All ages | 4.4 (23) | 6.7 (33) | 0.112 |
18–44 | 3.2 (8) | 1.1 (3) | 0.121 |
45–64 | 3.9 (7) | 9.5 (15) | 0.042 |
>65 | 10.3 (8) | 17.2 (14) | 0.210 |
Hip osteoarthritis b | |||
All ages | 2.9 (15) | 4.1 (20) | 0.325 |
18–44 | 2.8 (7) | 0.3 (1) | 0.030 |
45–64 | 2.0 (4) | 5.5 (9) | 0.090 |
>65 | 6.1 (5) | 13.0 (10) | 0.145 |
Knee OR Hip osteoarthritis b | |||
All ages | 6.5 (34) | 8.8 (43) | 0.173 |
18–44 | 5.1 (12) | 1.5 (3) | 0.025 |
45–64 | 5.9 (11) | 12.0 (19) | 0.049 |
>65 | 13.4 (10) | 24.4 (19) | 0.085 |