articleArthritis & RheumatologyOct 16, 2015Closed access

The Prevalence of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in China: Results From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Peking University · Peking University People's Hospital · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) in China.

Methods

Using data collected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, a population-based longitudinal survey conducted between 2011 and 2012, we estimated the prevalence of symptomatic knee OA according to sex, age, rural/urban area, socioeconomic status, and geographic region.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Confidence interval
  • Odds ratio
  • Demography
  • Longitudinal study
  • China
  • Socioeconomic status
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