Investigation of the association of weight loss with radiographic hip osteoarthritis in older community-dwelling female adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most guidelines recommending weight loss for hip osteoarthritis are based on research on knee osteoarthritis. Prior studies found no association between weight loss and hip osteoarthritis, but no previous studies have targeted older adults. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether there is any clear benefit of weight loss for radiographic hip osteoarthritis in older adults because weight loss is associated with health risks in older adults.

Methods

We used data from white female participants aged ≥65 years from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Our exposure of interest was weight change from baseline to follow-up at 8 years. Our outcomes were the development of radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) and the progression of RHOA over 8 years. Generalized estimatin

SUBMITTER: Salis Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10624600 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature