Overweight and health problems of the lower extremities: osteoarthritis, pain and disability

Public Health Nutrition
A TukkerH S J Picavet

Abstract

To examine the association between overweight and health problems of the lower extremities, i.e. osteoarthritis (OA), pain and disability. Cross-sectional data from the Dutch population-based Musculoskeletal Conditions & Consequences Cohort (DMC3), comprising a random sample from the Dutch population aged >25 years (n 3664), were analysed using multivariate logistic regression. Overweight was defined as BMI > or = 25.0 kg/m2, moderate overweight as 25.0 kg/m2 < or = BMI < 30.0 kg/m2 and obesity as BMI > or = 30.0 kg/m2. Health problems of the lower extremities were: (i) self-reported OA of the hip or knee as told by a doctor; (ii) presence of self-reported chronic pain (>3 months) of the lower extremities; and (iii) disabilities in mobility as measured by the Euroqol questionnaire (EQ-5D). Moderate overweight was associated with self-reported OA of the hip or knee (OR = 1.7; 95 % CI 1.4, 2.1), chronic pain of the lower extremities at one or more location(s) (OR = 1.6; 95 % CI 1.3, 1.9) and disability in mobility (OR = 1.7; 95 % CI 1.4, 2.0). For obesity these odds were higher: 2.8 (95 % CI 2.1, 3.7), 2.5 (95 % CI 1.9, 3.2) and 3.0 (95 % CI 2.3, 3.9), respectively. Also, among those with OA, moderate overweight and obesity were ...Continue Reading

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