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    Obesity and disability in the symptomatic Irish knee osteoarthritis population.

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    Authors
    Ambrose, N L
    Keogan, F
    O'Callaghan, J P
    O'Connell, P G
    Affiliation
    Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. nicolaambrose@yahoo.ie
    Issue Date
    2010-06
    MeSH
    Activities of Daily Living
    Aged
    Body Mass Index
    Cohort Studies
    Disability Evaluation
    Disabled Persons
    Female
    Health Status Indicators
    Humans
    Ireland
    Male
    Mass Screening
    Multivariate Analysis
    Obesity
    Osteoarthritis, Knee
    Questionnaires
    Regression Analysis
    Risk Factors
    Severity of Illness Index
    Statistics, Nonparametric
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    Obesity and disability in the symptomatic Irish knee osteoarthritis population. 2010, 179 (2):265-8 Ir J Med Sci
    Journal
    Irish journal of medical science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/127145
    DOI
    10.1007/s11845-009-0459-5
    PubMed ID
    20054661
    Abstract
    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.
    Item Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1863-4362
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1007/s11845-009-0459-5
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