Study of relation between Obesity and Osteoarthritis in Central India Population.

Dr Brajesh Dadarya; Dr.Aditya Soni; Dr. Ashish Sirsikar

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Study of relation between Obesity and Osteoarthritis in Central India Population.

Dr Brajesh Dadarya, Dr. Aditya Soni, Dr. Ashish Sirsikar

Abstract :

Background: Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) in knee. Objectives- To assess the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) attributable to obesity. Methods: We evaluated total of 2526 patients aged between 42–85 years attending a hospital OPD. OA knee was confirmed in the suspected cases and their BMI measured. Obesity was defined by a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and above. Results: Obesity was also significantly associated with knee OA . There was no statistically significant interaction effect between BMI and gender, age or any of the other confounding variables