Open AccessAge, bodyweight, smoking habits and the risk of severe osteoarthritis in the hip and knee in men
Author(s) -
Bengt Järvholm,
Stefan Lewold,
Henrik Malchau,
Eva Vingård
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-005-4263-x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , body mass index , physical therapy , epidemiology , obesity , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , optics
The objective of this study was to estimate the risk of severe osteoarthritis, with the need for arthroplasty, in the knee and/or hip according to body mass index (BMI) both within a normal range and in persons with high BMI. Furthermore, we wanted to study the significance of smoking.
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