Liver Governs Tendon: A Theory from Traditional Chinese Medicine—Evidence from a Population-Based Matched Cohort Study in Taiwan for the Association of Chronic Liver Disease and Common Diseases in the Chiropractic Office
Table 2
Cox model measured hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals of internal derangement of knee associated with chronic liver disease and covariates.
Characteristics
Crude
Adjusted
HR
(95% CI)
value
HR
(95% CI)
value
Chronic liver disease (ref = no)
Yes
1.38
(1.13–1.69)
0.0018
1.26
(1.02–1.54)
0.0288
Gender (ref = male)
Female
0.92
(0.75–1.11)
0.3679
0.88
(0.72–1.07)
0.206
Age, years (ref = 18–39)
40–64
0.99
(0.82–1.20)
0.9466
1.06
(0.87–1.28)
0.577
More than 65
1.23
(0.72–2.10)
0.4534
1.29
(0.76–2.21)
0.3496
Comorbidity
Major trauma (ref = no)
Yes
3.47
(2.57–4.69)
<0.0001
3.41
(2.52–4.62)
<0.0001
Anemic disorder (ref = no)
Yes
1.70
(1.21–2.40)
0.0025
1.62
(1.13–2.31)
0.0081
HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval. Adjusted HR: adjusted for age, gender, and comorbidity in Cox proportional hazards regression.
