Wilkie, R, Parmar, SS, Blagojevic-Bucknall, M, Smith, D, Thomas, MJ, Seale, BJ, Mansell, G and Peat, G (2019) Reasons why osteoarthritis predicts mortality: path analysis within a Cox proportional hazards model. RMD Open, 5 (2). e001048 -?. ISSN 2056-5933

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Abstract

Objectives: To identify potentially modifiable factors that mediate the association between symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) and premature mortality. Methods: A population-based prospective cohort study; primary care medical record data were linked to self-report information collected by questionnaire in adults aged 50 years and over (n=10 415). OA was defined by primary care consultation and moderate-to-severe pain interference in daily life. A Cox proportional hazards analysis determined the total effect (TE) of OA on mortality after adjustment for potential confounders. Within the Cox model, path analysis was used to decompose the TE to assess the indirect and direct effects for selected potential mediators (anxiety, depression, unrefreshed sleep and walking frequency). Results are expressed as HRs with 95% CIs derived from bootstrap resampling. Results: OA was significantly associated with mortality (TE-adjusted HR 1.14; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.29). The indirect effects for walking frequency were 1.05 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.06), depression 1.02 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.03), anxiety 1.01 (95% CI 1.00 to 1.02) and unrefreshed sleep 1.01 (95% CI 1.00 to 1.01). Conclusions: The analysis indicates that encouraging people to walk and 'get out and about' in addition to targeting OA could be protective against excessive mortality. The findings also suggest that depression, anxiety and unrefreshed sleep have a role in premature mortality for people with OA; however, this has low clinical significance.

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Additional Information: This is the final published version of the article (version of record). It first appeared online via BMJ Publishing Group at http://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2019-001048 - please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Uncontrolled Keywords: epidemiology, health services research, osteoarthritis, outcomes research
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R735 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC925 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Primary, Community and Social Care
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2019 11:34
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2021 10:11
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/7421

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