Factors associated with radiographic osteoarthritis: results from the population study 70-year-old people in Göteborg
Bagge, E.; Bjelle, A.; Edén, S.; Svanborg, A.
Journal of Rheumatology 18(8): 1218-1222
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 1941827 Document Number: 385248
Selected factors potentially associated with radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) were studied in 2 subsamples of 79-year-olds, within the longitudinal prospective study 70-year-old People in Goteborg. A very significant (p < 0.01 in men, p < 0.001 in women) association was found between radiographic knee OA and body mass index (BMI), and a significant (p < 0.05) association was also observed between radiographic hand OA and BMI in men. Smoking correlated negatively (p < 0.01) to radiographic knee OA in both sexes, even after adjusting for BMI. Other factors, including diabetes, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, physical activity, education, vocational training, marital status, serum uric acid, triglycerides, cholesterol and blood glucose levels did not correlate to radiographic OA. Finally, no correlation was found between either decreased bone mineral content or the presence of previous fragility fractures.