Body mass index and health-related quality of life of outpatients with knee osteoarthritis: evidence from a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To estimate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of knee osteoarthritis outpatients in China overall and by body mass index (BMI), and to explore the factors associated with knee osteoarthritis.

Method

This was a cross-sectional study in which outpatients with knee osteoarthritis were recruited from three tertiary hospitals in China from June 2020 to May 2021. The EuroQoL five-dimensional instrument was used to measure HRQoL. Descriptive analysis, one-way analysis of variance, and a Tobit regression model were performed.

Results

One thousand and eight questionnaires were distributed, and nine hundred and fifty-two participants were included. The mean age was 61.71 years, and 61.03% of the participants were female. The mean health utility was 0.751 (95% C

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881257 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature