Table 5

Unadjusted and adjusted OR and 95% CI of knee pain by socioeconomic factors stratified by gender

MaleFemale
Associated factorUnadjusted ORAdjusted ORUnadjusted ORAdjusted OR
Ethnicity
 Malay (Ref)
 Chinese0.49 (0.38 to 0.63)0.47 (0.36 to 0.63)0.59 (0.49 to 0.73)0.54 (0.43 to 0.68)
 Indian0.90 (0.63 to 1.28)0.91 (0.63 to 1.31)2.09 (1.56 to 2.80)2.02 (1.48 to 2.76)
Age (years)
 ≤30 (Ref)
 31–401.37 (0.94 to 1.99)1.13 (0.74 to 1.73)1.43 (1.10 to 1.87)1.32(0.98 to 1.77)
 >401.45 (1.03 to 2.05)1.20 (0.81 to 1.76)2.10 (1.60 to 2.76)2.11(1.55 to 2.87)
Residence
 Urban (Ref)
 Rural0.78 (0.63 to 0.96)0.76 (0.49 to 1.16)0.82 (0.69 to 1.00)0.94 (0.77 to 1.16)
Education
 Tertiary (Ref)
 Secondary1.18 (0.85 to 1.64)1.36 (0.92 to 2.01)0.87 (0.68 to 1.11)1.28 (0.93 to 1.77)
 Primary or non-formal0.85 (0.59 to 1.21)1.42 (1.11 to 1.82)0.77(0.59 to 1.00)1.12(0.89 to 1.41)
Employment status
 No (Ref)
 Yes1.17 (0.79 to 1.73)0.76 (0.49 to 1.16)1.01 (0.84 to 1.22)1.03 (0.84 to 1.27)
  • Models were adjusted for other factors shown in the table.