Hip Abductor Weakness and Its Association With New or Worsened Knee Pain: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Main finding · Worsened knee pain, womenResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.7 95% CI 1.1–2.6Authors' conclusion
Hip abductor weakness was associated with worsening knee pain in women with strong knee extensors, but not with incident frequent knee pain in men or women.
Study context
- Population
- Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study participants (baseline 144-month visit), analysed separately in women and men
- Exposure
- Lowest vs highest quartile of hip abductor strength
- Outcome
- Worsened knee pain (2-point increase in WOMAC pain) and incident frequent knee pain
- Follow-up
- 8, 16, and 24 months after baseline
Methodological detailsmulticentre, leg-specific analyses, sex-specific analyses, adjusted for potential covariates, stratified by knee extensor strength (high vs low)
- Multicentre
- Leg-specific analyses
- Sex-specific analyses
- Adjusted for potential covariates
- Stratified by knee extensor strength (high vs low)
Main finding
Worsened knee pain, women
Odds ratio
1.7
95% CI 1.1–2.6
Lowest quartilevs Highest quartile
OR 1.7 (95% CI 1.1–2.6)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Worsened knee pain, women with high knee extensor strength (subgroup) | 2.0 (1.1–3.5) | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
Worsened knee pain, women with high knee extensor strength (subgroup)
- Significant associations limited to women with high knee extensor strength
Original publication
Hip Abductor Weakness and Its Association With New or Worsened Knee Pain: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 22 June 2023. doi:10.
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