Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disorder that leads to disability and affects
more than 500 million population worldwide. OA was believed to be caused by the wearing …

Objective To summarize the current state of the evidence regarding osteoarthritis (OA)
prevalence, incidence and risk factors at the person-level and joint-level. Design This was a …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability in the elderly, however,
there are few studies to estimate the global prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of knee …

The objective of this review is to provide an overview of the current status of osteoarthritis
(OA) as one of the most common joint disorders worldwide. Despite being the 11th cause of …

While trends data of osteoarthritis (OA) are accumulating, primarily from Western Europe
and the US, a gap persists in the knowledge of OA epidemiology in Middle Eastern …

Objective To identify the relationship between osteoarthritis and periodontitis. Methods
144,788 periodontitis patients and 144,788 propensity score-matched controls without …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasing in prevalence and has a severe impact on patients' lives.
However, our understanding of biomarkers driving OA risk remains limited. We developed a …

High BMI related burden of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) is on a significant rise
worldwide. OA not only causes joint pain and stiffness, but it also leads to disability. This …

Objective To determine the burden of comorbidities in OA and their temporal relationships in
the UK. Methods The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD was used to …

Background In the UK, large-scale electronic primary care datasets can provide up-to-date,
accurate epidemiological information on rarer diseases, where specialist diagnoses from …