Table 5 Association between covariates and OA/other rheumatism and RA

Age

1.026 (1.024–1.028) *

1.028 (1.023–1.032) *

1.034 (1.032–1.037) *

1.037 (1.031–1.044) *

Sex^#

2.070 (1.989–2.154) *

2.168 (1.985–2.367) *

1.944 (1.845–2.049) *

2.040 (1.797–2.315) *

BMI

1.035 (1.031–1.039) *

1.037 (1.027–1.046) *

1.041 (1.036–1.047) *

1.035 (1.022–1.048) *

Vigorous PA

-

0.996 (0.961–1.032)

-

0.971 (0.923–1.021)

Hardly ever, or never

-

Reference

-

Reference

1–3 times a month

-

0.878 (0.758–1.017)

-

1.120 (0.918–1.366)

Once a week

-

0.881 (0.771–1.008)

-

1.001 (0.828–1.210)

More than once a week

-

1.028 (0.923–1.146)

-

1.114 (0.954-1.300)

Moderate PA

-

0.980 (0.940–1.022)

-

1.023 (0.964–1.084)

Hardly ever, or never

-

Reference

-

Reference

1–3 times a month

-

0.841 (0.678–1.042)

-

0.951 (0.710–1.273)

Once a week

-

0.985 (0.837–1.159)

-

0.979 (0.780–1.228)

More than once a week

-

1.041 (0.913–1.187)

-

0.929 (0.772–1.118)