Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in participants who had and who had not been referred to the medical specialist.
| NEO, n = 6334 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand OA Spec–, 6.6% | Hand OA Spec+, 1.0% | Mean Difference (95% CI) | Hand/knee OA Spec–, 2.5% | Hand/knee OA Spec+, 1.5% | Mean Difference (95% CI) | |
| Physical component score | 52.6 (8.4) | 48.5 (9.4) | −3.9 (−6.7, −1.2) | 48.5 (9.4) | 41.7 (8.8) | −5.9 (−8.5, −3.4) |
| General health | 52.5 (8.3) | 49.5 (10.0) | −2.6 (−6.2, 0.9) | 50.7 (9.7) | 47.2 (8.9) | −2.2 (−4.8, 0.5) |
| Bodily pain | 52.2 (8.8) | 47.5 (8.9) | −4.9 (−7.6, −2.1) | 47.4 (8.1) | 44.4 (6.3) | −2.6 (−4.6, −0.5) |
| Vitality | 50.7 (8.7) | 50.2 (8.1) | −0.6 (−3.2, 1.9) | 47.8 (9.3) | 46.8 (9.5) | −0.4 (−3.6, 2.7) |
| Physical functioning | 52.5 (7.6) | 47.9 (9.5) | −4.3 (−7.0, −1.7) | 48.2 (9.1) | 40.7 (9.1) | −7.1 (−9.8, −4.4) |
| Role functioning, physical | 52.9 (8.6) | 50.7 (9.9) | −2.1 (−5.0, 0.8) | 50.8 (9.8) | 45.8 (11.0) | −4.3 (−7.7, −0.8) |
| Mental component score | 51.3 (8.5 | 50.9 (11.3) | −0.6 (−5.0, 3.8) | 50.9 (9.9) | 53.0 (8.6) | 2.0 (−0.7, 4.8) |
| Mental health | 51.5 (7.4) | 50.1 (9.8) | −1.5 (−5.2, 2.1) | 50.0 (9.2) | 49.6 (7.5) | −0.3 (−2.8, 2.2) |
| Social functioning | 51.8 (8.2) | 50.4 (9.6) | −1.4 (−4.8, 2.0) | 50.2 (9.4) | 48.9 (8.9) | −0.8 (−3.5, 1.9) |
| Role functioning, emotional | 52.6 (8.2) | 50.0 (10.8) | −2.5 (−6.3, 1.3) | 51.5 (9.2) | 52.2 (8.5) | 0.6 (−1.9, 3.1) |
Results are based on weighted analyses of the study population. Higher SF-36 scores represent a better HRQOL. Values indicate mean (SD). Results are adjusted for age, sex, BMI, education, and ethnicity. NEO: Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study; OA: osteoarthritis; spec–: not referred to specialist; spec+: referred to specialist; SF-36: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36; BMI: body mass index.