Table 4 Proportions of males and females with symptomatic knee ROA, stratified by NS-SEC class*
NS-SEC class | Females with knee ROA (%) | Total females in NS-SEC class | Males with knee ROA (%) | Total males in NS-SEC class | % difference between females & males with knee ROA | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managerial & professional occupations | 39 (56.5%) | 69 | 71 (68.9%) | 103 | 12.4% | -2.1%, 26.7% |
Intermediate occupations | 58 (68.2%) | 85 | 49 (81.7%) | 60 | 13.4% | -1.2%, 26.5% |
Routine & manual occupations | 139 (61.0%) | 228 | 126 (79.2%) | 159 | 18.3% | 9.0%, 26.8% |
Total | 236 | 382 | 246 | 322 |