Obesity and disability in the symptomatic Irish knee osteoarthritis population
| Autor: | Nicola Ambrose, F. Keogan, J. P. O’Callaghan, Paul O'Connell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Population Arthritis Osteoarthritis Severity of Illness Index Statistics Nonparametric Body Mass Index Cohort Studies Disability Evaluation Disease severity Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Activities of Daily Living Health Status Indicators Humans Mass Screening Medicine Disabled Persons Obesity Risk factor education Aged education.field_of_study business.industry General Medicine Osteoarthritis Knee medicine.disease Radiography Multivariate Analysis Cohort Physical therapy Regression Analysis Female business Ireland Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Medical Science. 179:265-268 |
| ISSN: | 1863-4362 0021-1265 |
| Popis: | Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a common disorder with significant social and financial implications. Obesity is the strongest modifiable risk factor of knee OA. There is little data on obesity in Irish knee OA populations and its relationship to other measures of disease severity. In Beaumont Hospital, we have been collecting data on patients presenting with knee OA as part of a screening process for potential candidates for therapeutic exercise intervention studies. Here, we present data on the first 96 candidates screened during this process. The mean body mass index (BMI) of the group fell within the obese range (31); indeed, only 21% had a normal BMI. The vast majority of our patients had severe self-reported disability. In contrast, the distribution of radiographic severity of knee OA was more even. There was no significant relationship between radiographic severity and disability. BMI did predict disability but had a weak correlation. Radiographic severity did not correlate with BMI. Irish patients with knee OA referred for physiotherapy were very disabled, significantly obese and represent a challenging cohort of patients to treat. |
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