Association of metabolic syndrome with knee and hand osteoarthritis: A community-based study of women
Sanchez-Santos MT., Judge A., Gulati M., Spector TD., Hart DJ., Newton JL., Arden NK., Kluzek WS.
It is unclear whether the association between osteoarthritis (OA) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) varies with the site of the affected joint and the presence of pain. Our aim was to assess the association of components of MetS, either singly or additively, with painful and painless ROA affecting two different sites (knee or hand) in a community-based cohort of middle-aged women.