Knee Osteoarthritis, Aging and Metabolic Syndrome

Overview

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis. Its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Though historically regarded as a disease of mechanical degeneration, it is now appreciated that inflammation plays an important role in OA pathogenesis

1. Place of the study: Sohag university hospital. 2. Type of study: Cross-Sectional Observational study 3. Study period: Six months to one year The study will include Patients who met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for knee OA . The following details will be obtained: * Demographic data : Age ,Sex ,Marital status ,Occupation ,Residence ,Education level ,Anthropometrical measures which included waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure (BP) will be obtained,History of chronic diseases (eg; Diabetes mellites, Hypertension) * Clinical information: Symptom and its Duration. Plain radiographs of at least one knee \[anteroposterior (A/P), lateral} will be taken. * Laboratory findings included fasting blood sugar, serum levels of triglycerides, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol.

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