The burden for knee osteoarthritis among Chinese elderly: estimates from a nationally representative study

• Published in: Osteoarthritis and cartilage Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 1636 - 1642
• Main Authors: Liu, Q., Wang, S., Lin, J., Zhang, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Ageism; Burden of OA in China; China - epidemiology; Disability Evaluation; Educational Status; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Income - statistics & numerical data; Knee; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - complications; Osteoarthritis, Knee - epidemiology; Pain - epidemiology; Pain - etiology; Pain Measurement - methods; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Rural Health - statistics & numerical data; Severity of Illness Index; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; Years lived with disability; China; Knee; Burden of OA in China; Years lived with disability; Osteoarthritis; Epidemiology

To estimate the burden of knee osteoarthritis (OA) among Chinese population. Individuals with symptomatic knee OA based on self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis and presence of knee pain were identified in China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Severity of knee OA was divided into thr...