Open AccessRelationship of Bone Mineral Density and Knee Osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade): Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Author(s) -
Eun-Seok Choi,
Hyun Dae Shin,
Jae Ang Sim,
Young Gon Na,
Won-Jun Choi,
Dae-Do Shin,
Jong-Min Baik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinics in orthopedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2005-4408
pISSN - 2005-291X
DOI - 10.4055/cios20111
Subject(s) - medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , bone mineral , body mass index , osteoporosis , vitamin d and neurology , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , osteoarthritis , population , dyslipidemia , physical therapy , obesity , endocrinology , pathology , environmental health , physics , alternative medicine , optics
Osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) are the 2 most common bone disorders associated with aging. We can simply assume that older patients have a higher incidence of OA and OP with more severity. Although several papers have conducted studies on the relationship between OA and OP, none of them has demonstrated a conclusive link. In this study, we used radiological knee OA and bone mineral density (BMD; T-score of the total hip and lumbar spine) to analyze the incidence of OA and OP in a large population. We aimed to determine the relationship between OA and OP and investigate the associated risk factors.