Association between platelet count and osteoarthritis in women older than 50 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease involving inflammatory processes. Platelets play important roles in both hemostasis and the inflammatory response; however, the relationship between platelet count and OA is unclear. Our aim was to evaluate the association between platelet count and knee and hip OA in Korean women.

Methods

In this cross-sectional designed study, we included a total of 6011 women aged ⩾50 years from the 2010-2013 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Knee and hip OA were defined as Kellgren-Lawrence grade ⩾2 and presence of knee or hip pain, respectively. Platelet counts were divided into quartiles as follows: Q1, 150-212 (10³/µl); Q2, 213-246 (10³/µl); Q3, 247-283 (10³/µl); and Q4, 2

SUBMITTER: Kwon YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178919 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature