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Risk Factors for Radiographic Tibiofemoral Knee Osteoarthritis : The Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study
Joint Authors
Li, Rujun
Lin, Jianhao
Kang, Xiaozheng
Li, Hu
Source
International Journal of Rheumatology
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To investigate the risk factors of radiographic tibiafemoral knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods.
A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in Wuchuan County.
A questionnaire and bilateral weight-bearing posterior-anterior semi-flexed knee radiographs were completed and read for Kellgren and Lawrence (K/L) grade and joint space narrowing (JSN; 0–3 scale) in each compartment.
An logistic regression analysis was performed for radiographic tibiafemoral, lateral compartment, and medial compartment knee OA, respectively.
Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.
Results.
Age, sex, and knee injury were strongly associated with tibiafemoral, lateral and medial compartment knee OA.
BMI also had a dose-response relationship with them.
Physical activity level, and physical activity exposure at work, not significantly though, were associated with an elevated risk for this three kinds of knee OA.
Conclusions.
Physical activity exposure increased the risk of knee OA.
It was likely to be the heavier physical activity in Wuchuan osteoarthritis study that counteracted the BMI gap compared with the Beijing and the Framingham OA study.
We verified that Chinese had a more valgus alignment of the knee compared with Caucasian population, and this provide a possible explanation why Chinese have a higher prevalence of lateral compartment OA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lin, Jianhao& Li, Rujun& Kang, Xiaozheng& Li, Hu. 2010. Risk Factors for Radiographic Tibiofemoral Knee Osteoarthritis : The Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study. International Journal of Rheumatology،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lin, Jianhao…[et al.]. Risk Factors for Radiographic Tibiofemoral Knee Osteoarthritis : The Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study. International Journal of Rheumatology No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lin, Jianhao& Li, Rujun& Kang, Xiaozheng& Li, Hu. Risk Factors for Radiographic Tibiofemoral Knee Osteoarthritis : The Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467967