University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Nearly half of US adults will develop painful knee osteoarthritis by age 85: study
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 29th, 2008
The study also found that a person's lifetime risk rose as their body mass index or BMI increased, with the greatest risk found in those whose weight was normal at age 18 but were overweight or obese at 45 or older.
"These results show how important weight management is for people throughout their lives," said Dr. Joanne Jordan, principal investigator of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project and senior study author. "Simply put, people who keep...
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