Research Article

Factors Affecting Physical Activity of People with Knee Osteoarthritis in Southern Taiwan: A Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis

Table 3

Results of multiple logistic regressions analyses of active physical activities among people with KOA (n = 188).

VariablesBS,E.Wald valueOR(95% CI) value

Age (year)−0.0930.0319.2480.91(0.86–0.97)0.002
Marital status
 Without spouse (n = 78)1
 With spouse (n = 110)0.1290.4100.0981.14(0.51–2.54)0.754
Comorbidities
 CCI <1 (n = 117)1.00
 CCI ≥1 (n = 71)−1.0060.4415.2020.37(0.15–0.87)0.023
Self-reported history of OA
 <5 years (n = 91)1
 5 to 10 years (n = 56)−0.4550.4511.0170.64(0.26–1.54)0.313
 ≥10 years (n = 41)−0.5420.5560.9520.58(0.20–1.73)0.329
Site of pain knee
 Unilateral (n = 91)1.00
 Bilateral (n = 97)−0.5940.3902.3170.55(0.26–1.19)0.128
WOMAC index score−0.0130.0170.5480.99(0.95–1.02)0.459
6 m preferred walking speed (m/sec)1.9580.9334.3997.08(1.14–44.13)0.036
Constant4.6362.8142.714103.130.099

; indicates continuous variable. CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; goodness of fit: χ2 = 44.24,; Hosmer–Lemeshow χ2 = 9.39 df = 8, . Strength of association: Cox and Snell R2 = 0.21; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.30.