Overweight and obesity as risk factors for arthritis

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being overweight on arthritis is not as clear. The self reported prevalence of overweight, obesity and arthritis are regularly measured in South Australia using ...
Overweight and obesity as risk factors for arthritis Tiffany Gill1, Anne Taylor1, Catherine Chittleborough1, Janet Grant1, Gillian Leach2 1Population

Research and Outcome Studies Unit, SA Department of Health

INTRODUCTION Obesity has been recognised as a risk factor for various forms of arthritis, for example osteoarthritis of the knee. However the impact of being overweight on arthritis is not as clear. The self reported prevalence of overweight, obesity and arthritis are regularly measured in South Australia using representative population surveys.

2Arthritis

Foundation of South Australia

Overall, among respondents with self reported arthritis, 39.4% (95% CI 37.8-41.1) were classified as being overweight. This was a statistically significantly higher proportion compared to respondents without arthritis (χ2 test, p