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Table 2 Self-reported physical disability

From: Marked disability and high use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs associated with knee osteoarthritis in rural China: a cross-sectional population-based survey

Outcome

n

"With difficulty"a

OR (95% CI)

[P]b

Walk for 2 li (1 km)

   

No knee pain

514

22%

1

Knee pain

402

37%

1.9 (1.4 to 2.7)

Knee OA

109

60%

3.2 (2.0 to 5.2)

   

[P = 0.04]

Up 10 steps without resting

   

No knee pain

491

30%

1

Knee pain

387

64%

4.0 (3.0 to 5.5)

Knee OA

104

78%

5.5 (3.3 to 9.8)

   

[P = 0.27]

Stooping, crouching, kneeling

   

No knee pain

514

33%

1

Knee pain

404

70%

4.2 (3.1 to 5.8)

Knee OA

109

90%

14.5 (7.5 to 31.0)

   

[P < 0.001]

House-cleaning chores

   

No knee pain

514

7%

1

Knee pain

404

14%

1.8 (1.1 to 2.8)

Knee OA

109

25%

2.2 (1.2 to 4.0)

   

[P = 0.48]

Preparing meals

   

No knee pain

449

5%

1

Knee pain

368

11%

2.2 (1.3 to 4.0)

Knee OA

102

20%

2.5 (1.2 to 5.1)

   

[P = 0.70]

  1. PCS, Physical Component Summary Score, adjusted for age, gender, BMI, self-reported back pain and years of education. aReporting "some difficulty," "much difficulty," or "unable to do." b[P] Difference knee pain versus knee OA.