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- Title
Risk factors of knee osteoarthritis: A case-control study.
- Authors
Moghimi, Nasrin; Rahmani, Khaled; Delpisheh, Ali; Saidi, Afshin; Azadi, Namam Ali; Afkhamzadeh, Abdorrahim
- Abstract
Background and Objective: Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common rheumatologic problems. To investigate risk factors related to the knee osteoarthritis a case-control study was performed using cases diagnosed in the Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) study, stage I. Methods: Using data from the 2012 COPCORD study, stage-I that was conducted in Sanandaj, northwestern of Iran, we runned a case-control study in 2014-2015. Cases were 700 knee osteoarthritis using American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, frequency matched with 700 healthy controls that were randomly selected from the general population. Results: In multivariate analysis, statistical significant relation was observed between knee OA and some studied factors such as body mass index (P <0.001), lodging (living in highland vs. plain) (P <0.001), type of used toilet (regular vs. toilet) (P <0.001), history of using high-heeled shoes (>3 cm) (P = 0.005), history of knee Injury (P = 0.04), history of lower limb fracture (P = 0.02), Number of pregnancies (P <0.001) and history of pain and swelling (lasting for one months) (P = 0.04). Conclusions: Living in highland area, using regular toilet, having knee injury and lower limb fracture in the past were most significant associated factors with occurrence of knee osteoarthritis.
- Subjects
IRAN; SANANDAJ (Iran); OSTEOARTHRITIS; DISEASE risk factors; KNEE; CASE-control method; RHEUMATISM; LEG
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019, Vol 35, Issue 3, p636
- ISSN
1682-024X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12669/pjms.35.3.277