Ismail Abdullah I, Al-Abdulwahab Ahmed H, Al-Mulhim Abdulrahman S
Department of Physical Therapy, King Fahad Hofuf Hospital, Hofuf 31982, PO Box 2052, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2006 Nov;27(11):1742-4.
To find out the prevalence and relation between osteoarthritis of knees and obesity in Al-Ahsa region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
The study included 243 male and female patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis of knees between June 2001 to March 2003. All patients were recruited from the Physical Therapy Department, King Fahd Hofuf Hospital, Hofuf, KSA. The clinical diagnosis was supported by plain x-rays of knees, and of other joint if needed. The weight and height of all patients were taken using one standard weight and height scale, and body mass index was also calculated and recorded.
More than 90.53% of the patients referred with osteoarthritis of the knees were obese or overweight. The mean body weight of all patients was 84.61 kg and the mean height was 1.59 meters. Osteoarthritis of the knees was more common in obese female than male patients with a female to male ratio of 2.37:1.
Obesity is a disease. The aim of all health professionals and others in the community should be directed to the prevention of this disease and its risk to develop multiple complications.
了解沙特阿拉伯王国阿赫萨地区膝关节骨关节炎的患病率及其与肥胖的关系。
该研究纳入了243例在2001年6月至2003年3月期间被诊断为膝关节骨关节炎的男性和女性患者。所有患者均来自沙特阿拉伯胡富夫法赫德国王医院理疗科。临床诊断通过膝关节X线平片支持，必要时也包括其他关节的X线平片。所有患者的体重和身高均使用同一标准体重秤和身高计测量，并计算和记录体重指数。
超过90.53%的因膝关节骨关节炎前来就诊的患者肥胖或超重。所有患者的平均体重为84.61千克，平均身高为1.59米。膝关节骨关节炎在肥胖女性中比男性更常见，女性与男性的比例为2.37:1。
肥胖是一种疾病。所有卫生专业人员及社区中的其他人的目标都应指向预防这种疾病及其引发多种并发症的风险。
