Research Article

Smoking and Heberden Nodes: Analysis of Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Table 3

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression on Heberden’s nodes, Osteoarthritis Initiative data.

Odds ratio
confidence interval
value

Unadjusted
Smoking
 Yes, current0.61 0.46, 0.81.0007
 Never (<5 packs/lifetime)Referent

Adjusted model
Smoking.2488
 Yes, current0.83 0.60, 1.14
 Never (<5 packs/lifetime)Referent
Sex<.0001
 Female3.65 2.98, 4.48
 MaleReferent
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic WhiteReferent
 Non-Hispanic Black0.38 0.29, 0.49<.0001
 Hispanic/other1.12 0.61, 2.08.7094
Age
 45 to <56Referent
 ≥56 to <661.97 1.57, 2.48<.0001
 ≥662.81 2.22, 3.55<.0001
Body mass index
 <25 (normal weight)Referent
 ≥25 to <30 (overweight)1.02 0.81, 1.27.8988
 ≥30 (obese)0.72 0.57, 0.93.0105
Right knee radiographic evaluation
 NormalReferent
 Possible osteoarthritis1.16 0.89, 1.52.2722
 Mild1.22 0.90, 1.65.1984
 Moderate1.16 0.86, 1.58.3359
 Severe1.17 0.74, 1.84.4998
Family history of osteoarthritis
 Yes1.24 0.92, 1.69.1625
 NoReferent
Education
 High school or less1.16 0.91, 1.50.2372
 More than high schoolReferent
MOS SF-12 quartiles
 Quartile 11.53 1.18, 1.98.0015
 Quartile 21.40 1.09, 1.80.0096
 Quartile 31.28 0.99, 1.64.0577
 Quartile 4Referent

Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-12 version 2 physical summary scale.