Table 1 Demographic characteristics and comorbidities for patients in the OA and non-OA cohorts from 2004 to 2007.
From: Osteoarthritis Increases the Risk of Dementia: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan
Baseline variable | OA cohort n = 35,149 | Non-OA cohort n = 70, 298 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No ( %) | No ( %) | ||||
Characteristics | |||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 22216 | 63.2 | 44432 | 63.2 | |
Male | 12933 | 36.8 | 25866 | 36.8 | |
Age (years) | |||||
18–30 | 503 | 1.4 | 1006 | 1.4 | |
31–40 | 1024 | 2.9 | 2048 | 2.9 | |
41–50 | 3599 | 10.2 | 7198 | 10.2 | |
51–60 | 7162 | 20.4 | 14324 | 20.4 | |
61–70 | 10430 | 29.7 | 20860 | 29.7 | |
>70 | 12431 | 35.4 | 24862 | 35.4 | |
Autoimmune disease (RA, SLE) | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 3205 | 9.1 | 2367 | 3.4 | |
No | 31944 | 90.9 | 67931 | 96.6 | |
DM | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 9997 | 28.4 | 16347 | 23.3 | |
No | 25152 | 71.6 | 53951 | 76.7 | |
Hypertension | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 21475 | 61.1 | 34734 | 49.4 | |
No | 13674 | 38.9 | 35564 | 50.6 | |
Hyperlipidaemia | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 13417 | 38.2 | 17614 | 25.1 | |
No | 21732 | 61.8 | 52684 | 74.9 | |
Coronary heart disease | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 11410 | 32.5 | 15135 | 21.5 | |
No | 23739 | 67.5 | 55163 | 78.5 | |
COPD | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 13359 | 38.0 | 18728 | 26.6 | |
No | 21790 | 62.0 | 51570 | 73.4 | |
Stroke | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 7156 | 20.4 | 11549 | 16.4 | |
No | 27993 | 79.6 | 58749 | 83.6 | |
Parkinson’s disease | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 1283 | 3.7 | 1745 | 2.5 | |
No | 33866 | 96.3 | 68553 | 97.5 | |
