Sonne-Holm Stig, Jacobsen Steffen
H:S Hvidovre Hospital, Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2006 Jan 9;168(2):187-90.
Epidemiological studies show an increased prevalence of osteoarthritis of the knee and hand with increased body mass index [BMI]. Osteoarthritis of the hip joint is not related to BMI. The connection between obesity and osteoarthritis cannot exclusively be explained by genetic factors or by the accumulation of tear and wear. Overweight occurs prior to knee joint degeneration, not as a result of diminished activity due to joint degeneration. Weight control seems to be an influential tool in the prophylaxis of overweight-specific joint degeneration.
流行病学研究表明，随着体重指数（BMI）的增加，膝关节和手部骨关节炎的患病率也会上升。髋关节骨关节炎与BMI无关。肥胖与骨关节炎之间的联系不能仅仅用遗传因素或磨损积累来解释。超重发生在膝关节退变之前，而不是由于关节退变导致活动减少的结果。体重控制似乎是预防超重相关关节退变的一个有效手段。
