Obesity and Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case-Control Hospital-based Study of 372 Patients
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This hospital-based case-control study explored whether the association between obesity and the risk of knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) exists. The study was conducted at an Orthopaedic Hospital Wamakko, a referral centre located in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria for a period between January 2021 and December 2021. The cases with knee OA and unmatched controls were randomly selected. The inclusion criteria were adult patients aged >40 years with knee OA. The data was collected including the body mass index (BMI) in kg/m2 of each patient. Obesity was defined as BMI>29.9 kg/m2. Data were analysed using SPSS version 26. There were a total of 372 patients in the study with 124 cases and 248 controls in a ratio of 1:2. The average age was 53.7±10.8 (range 40 to 88 years). There were 165 (44.4%) males and 207 (55.6%) females. Among all the patients, there were 115 (30.9%) obese with 47 (40.9%) males and 68 (59.1%) females. Of the 257 (69.1%) non-obese patients, 118 (45.9%) were males and 139 (54.1%) were females. Among the 124 cases, there were 69 (55.6%) obese patients with 25 (36.2%) males and 44 (63.8%) females. The 55 (44.4%) non-obese patients among the cases were 24 (43.6%) males and 31 (56.4%) females. There was a statistical significance result between obesity and knee OA (OR=5.509, CI=3.417-8.881, and P<0.0001). The study showed obese individuals have 5.509 times more risk of having knee OA compared with non-obese individuals indicating weight reduction as a key to prevention and treatment of knee OA.
Authors: Nuradeen Altine Aliyu, Abdulrasheed Bello Aliyu, Aishatu Muhammad Jibril, Zara’u Ibrahim Bello
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408918585