Table 4

Cox regression model identifying risk factors of revision after 5 years of primary total knee and unicompartmental replacement: hospital data

Risk factors (reference category)Patients undergoing KR (n=188 509)
Crude analysis
HR (95% CI); p value
Adjusted analysis
HR (95% CI); p value
Adjusted analysis competing risks
HR (95% CI); p value
Year of primary KR (2008)
 20090.91 (0.78 to 1.06); p=0.230.90 (0.77 to 1.05); p=0.200.88 (0.75 to 1.03); p=0.10
 20100.82 (0.68 to 0.98); p=0.030.82 (0.69 to 0.99); p=0.0370.77 (0.64 to 0.92); p=0.004
 20110.83 (0.64 to 1.07); p=0.150.83 (0.65 to 1.07); p=0.150.69 (0.54 to 0.87); p=0.002
Age at primary KR (continuous variable)0.94 (0.9–0.9); p<0.010.95 (0.95 to 0.96); p<0.010.95 (0.94 to 0.95); p<0.01
Sex (women)
 Men1.08 (1.0–1.2); p=0.231.13 (0.99 to 1.28); p=0.0741.09 (0.95 to 1.24); p=0.21
Body mass index (normal)
 Underweight1.96 (0.96 to 4.01); p=0.072.31 (1.13 to 4.73); p=0.0222.22 (1.08 to 4.56); p=0.029
 Overweight1.04 (0.85 to 1.28); p=0.680.91 (0.74 to 1.11); p=0.350.92 (0.75 to 1.13); p=0.45
 Obese class I (moderately obese)1.02 (0.83 to 1.25); p=0.870.74 (0.60 to 0.91); p=0.0040.75 (0.61 to 0.92); p=0.007
 Obese class II and higher1.20 (0.96 to 1.49); p=0.100.70 (0.56 to 0.88); p=0.0020.71 (0.56 to 0.88); p=0.002
IMD (quintiles), at primary KR (less deprived 20%)
 Less deprived 20%–40%0.87 (0.72 to 1.05); p=0.140.84 (0.70 to 1.01); p=0.060.84 (0.70 to 1.01); p=0.058
 Less deprived 40%–60%0.91 (0.75 to 1.10); p=0.320.78 (0.64 to 0.94); p=0.010.77 (0.64 to 0.93); p=0.008
 More deprived 20%–40%0.94 (0.78 to 1.14); p=0.550.79 (0.65 to 0.96); p=0.0160.78 (0.64 to 0.94); p=0.01
 Most deprived 20%0.87 (0.71 to 1.06); p=0.170.71 (0.58 to 0.87); p=0.0010.70 (0.58 to 0.86); p=0.001
 Ethnicity (white)
 Non-white0.68 (0.5 to 0.9); p=0.010.58 (0.43 to 0.78); p<0.010.59 (0.44 to 0.80); p=0.001
OKS, baseline score (0–10 points) (0=poor, 48=good)
 (11–14 points)0.82 (0.7 to 1.0); p=0.030.85 (0.70 to 1.02); p=0.0730.85 (0.71 to 1.02); p=0.087
 (15–19 points)0.69 (0.6 to 0.8); p<0.010.71 (0.60 to 0.85); p<0.010.73 (0.61 to 0.87); p<0.01
 (20–24 points)0.51 (0.4 to 0.6); p<0.010.55 (0.44 to 0.68); p<0.010.56 (0.45 to 0.69); p<0.01
 (25–48 points)0.37 (0.3 to 0.5); p<0.010.42 (0.33 to 0.53); p<0.010.43 (0.34 to 0.54); p<0.01
OKS, 6- month score (0–10 points) (0=poor, 48=good)
 (11–14 points)0.72 (0.61 to 0.86); p<0.010.81 (0.67 to 0.96); p=0.0160.81 (0.68 to 0.97); p=0.019
 (15–19 points)0.53 (0.44 to 0.63); p<0.010.59 (0.49 to 0.72): p<0.010.60 (0.50 to 0.72); p<0.01
 (20–24 points)0.43 (0.35 to 0.52); p<0.010.48 (0.39 to 0.59); p<0.010.48 (0.39 to 0.59); p<0.01
 (25–48 points)0.29 (0.23 to 0.36); p<0.010.33 (0.26 to 0.41); p<0.010.33 (0.26 to 0.42); p<0.01
EQ-5D-3L Anxiety Depression, 3 months or closer to primary KR (I am not anxious or depressed)
 I am moderately anxious or depressed1.02 (0.9 to 1.2); p=0.780.73 (0.63 to 0.83); p<0.010.72 (0.63 to 0.82); p<0.01
 I am extremely anxious or depressed1.26 (0.9 to 1.7); p=0.140.67 (0.49 to 0.91); p=0.010.65 (0.48 to 0.89); p=0.007
  • HR represents number of times to have a revision after 5 years compared with the reference group. A value >1 indicates that the group has higher risk for revision.

  • Variables included in the final regression model are those with at least one category with a p value <0.05 for a single imputed dataset in a backward selection.

  • Body mass index and sex were force-entered into all models.

  • Bold figures represent results with p values <0.05 in the final regression model

  • EQ-5D-3L, EuroQol five domains; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; KR, total and unicompartmental knee replacement; OKS, Oxford Knee Score.