Table 3: Prevalence ratios for osteoarthritis adjusted for age and sex, by location of residence, BMI and smoking status
Characteristic*PR (95% CI)p value
Location (n = 201 718)
Urban = ref1.00
Rural0.99 (0.96–1.01)0.3
BMI group (n = 136 765)
Underweight (< 18)1.11 (1.04–1.17)< 0.001
Normal (18–24) = ref1.00
Overweight (25–29)†1.04 (1.01–1.07)0.004
Obese (> = 30)‡1.14 (1.11–1.17)< 0.001
Smoking n = 85 705
Never = ref1.00
Past0.98 (0.95–1.01)0.2
Current0.90 (0.86–0.94)< 0.001

Note: BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval, PR = prevalence ratio.
*Location data missing for 5 892 (2.8%) patients; BMI data missing for 7 388 (25%) patients with osteoarthritis and 64 910 (36.5%) patients without osteoarthritis; smoking data missing for 15 980 (54%) patients with osteoarthritis and 105 925 (59.5%) patients without osteoarthritis.
†p < 0.01.
‡p < 0.001.