Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing knee replacement in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is associated with the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of obesity in patients undergoing knee replacement (KR) for OA in Australia compared to the incidence of obesity in the general population.

Methods

A cohort study was conducted, comparing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017-2018 National Health Survey with data from the National Joint Replacement Registry. The distribution of patients who underwent KR from July 2017 to June 2018 by BMI category was compared to the distribution of the general population, in age and gender sub-groups.

Results

During the study period, 35.6% of Australian adults were overweight and 31.3% were obese. Of the 56 217 patients who underwent

SUBMITTER: Wall CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545084 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature