A systematic review of the sex differences in risk factors for knee osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous systematic reviews focused on the evidence of common risk factors for knee OA (KOA); however, the effect and strength of association between risk factors and KOA might be different between the two sexes. The aim of the present systematic review was to determine the current evidence on sex differences in the association between risk factors and KOA and their prevalence.

Methods

We searched the following electronic bibliographic databases: MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE and Web of Science. A methodological quality assessment was conducted independently by two researchers according to an adapted version of the standardized set of criteria known as the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS). The NOS, a star system, was converted to three categories of qual

SUBMITTER: Szilagyi IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature