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Determinants of self-reported health status in a population-based sample of persons with radiographic knee osteoarthritis
Arthritis Care and Research , 08/11/09

Reichmann WM et al. – This study has quantified the role of clinical, radiographic, and socioeconomic factors associated with self-reported health status in a population-based sample of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Self-reported health status in these pts was associated with functional status and comorbidity.

Methods

Aim was to determine factors associated with self-reported health status in a national population-based sample with radiographic knee OA
Sample included all of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III) participants
Self-reported health status determined by overall health as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor

Results

A total of 1,021 (42%) of NHANES-III participants with a knee radiograph were included in this analysis
Multivariable analyses were performed on 1,009 (99%) of the eligible participants with complete data
Nonwhite race, lower income, more comorbidities, and greater functional limitation were associated with worse self-reported health status in all 3 multivariable analyses

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