Knee osteoarthritis has doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is believed to be highly prevalent today because of recent increases in life expectancy and body mass index (BMI), but this assumption has not been tested using long-term historical or evolutionary data. We analyzed long-term trends in knee OA prevalence in the United States...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2017-08, Vol.114 (35), p.9332-9336
Hauptverfasser:	Wallace, Ian J., Worthington, Steven, Felson, David T., Jurmain, Robert D., Wren, Kimberly T., Maijanen, Heli, Woods, Robert J., Lieberman, Daniel E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aging Archaeology Arthritis Biocompatibility Biological Sciences Body mass Body Mass Index Cadaver Confidence intervals Data processing Female History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Knee Life expectancy Life span Longevity Male Middle Aged Obesity Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee - epidemiology Osteoarthritis, Knee - history Prehistoric era Prevalence Risk analysis Risk factors Skeleton Studies United States - epidemiology Urban Population
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