Association of a healthy lifestyle with mortality risk among individuals with osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study of the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis is common and often coexists with other chronic conditions, which may contribute to increased all-cause mortality. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle contributes to increased longevity; however, considering physical functions and physiological conditions of patients with osteoarthritis differ from the general population, the impact of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in these patients remains uncertain, which poses a challenge to implementing-related interventions in this population. This study aims to examine the association between healthy lifestyle factors and mortality in individuals with osteoarthritis.

Methods

This cohort study enrolled 52 973 participants from the UK Biobank who met the criteria for osteoarthritis as defined via hospitalisation o

SUBMITTER: Wang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406886 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature