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Hip Osteoarthritis and the Risk of All‐Cause and Disease‐Specific Mortality in Older Women: A Population‐Based Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Barbour Kamil E.,
Lui LiYung,
Nevitt Michael C.,
Murphy Louise B.,
Helmick Charles G.,
Theis Kristina A.,
Hochberg Marc C.,
Lane Nancy E.,
Hootman Jennifer M.,
Cauley Jane A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arthritis and rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.106
H-Index - 314
eISSN - 2326-5205
pISSN - 2326-5191
DOI - 10.1002/art.39113
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , body mass index , cohort study , population , cohort , standardized mortality ratio , mortality rate , national death index , surgery , environmental health
Objective To determine the risk of all‐cause and disease‐specific mortality among older women with hip osteoarthritis (OA) and to identify mediators in the causal pathway. Methods Data were from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, a US population‐based cohort study of 9,704 white women age ≥65 years. The analytic sample included women with hip radiographs at baseline (n = 7,889) and year 8 (n = 5,749). Mortality was confirmed through October 2013 by death certificates and hospital discharge summaries. Radiographic hip OA (RHOA) was defined as a Croft grade of ≥2 in at least 1 hip (definite joint space narrowing or osteophytes plus 1 other radiographic feature). Results The mean ± SD followup time was 16.1 ± 6.2 years. The baseline and year 8 prevalence of RHOA were 8.0% and 11.0%, respectively. The cumulative incidence (proportion of deaths during the study period) was 67.7% for all‐cause mortality, 26.3% for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, 11.7% for cancer mortality, 1.9% for gastrointestinal disease mortality, and 27.8% for all other mortality causes. RHOA was associated with an increased risk of all‐cause mortality (hazard ratio 1.14 [95% confidence interval 1.05–1.24]) and CVD mortality (hazard ratio 1.24 [95% confidence interval 1.09–1.41]) adjusted for age, body mass index, education, smoking, health status, diabetes, and stroke. These associations were partially explained by the mediating variable of physical function. Conclusion RHOA was associated with an increased risk of all‐cause and CVD mortality among older white women followed up for 16 years. Dissemination of evidence‐based physical activity and self‐management interventions for hip OA in community and clinical settings can improve physical function and might also contribute to lower mortality.