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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
The Relation Between Nodal Osteoarthritis,body Mass Index And Cholesterol Level
Günşah ŞAHİN*, Selda BAĞIŞ*, Gürbüz POLAT**, Özlem BÖLGEN ÇİMEN*,
Ali BİÇER*, Canan ERDOĞAN***
* Yrd.Doç.Dr., Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine,
** Yrd.Doç.Dr., Dept. of Biochemistry, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine,
*** Prof.Dr., Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, TURKEY
In this prospective study we aimed to examine the possible relationship between the grade of nodal osteoarthritis (Heberden node), cholesterol level and body mass index. Cholesterol level was measured and body mass index was assessed in postmenopausal women with nodal osteoarthritis as risk factors.
One hundred nineteen female patients with nodal osteoarthritis were admitted to Mersin University hospital, department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation between June 1999-March 2000 were evaluated. Heberden nodes were assessed and graded on four (0-3) point scale according to the severity of swelling. The mean age of patients was 61.12±8.2 years. The mean body mass index was 28.44±5.05 kg/m2 and the mean cholesterol level was 229.5±36 g/dl. Of the cases; 27 had grade 1 Heberden nodes, 37 had grade 2 Heberden nodes and 55 had grade 3 Heberden nodes. There was no statistically significant correlation between the grade of Heberden nodes, body mass index and cholesterol level (p= 0.211, p= 0.505, p> 0.01).
As a conclusion, We found that obesity and cholesterol level are not risk factors for nodal osteoarthritis but further studies with increased number of patients should corroborate this result.Keywords: Osteoarthritis, Body Mass Index, CholesterolTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2001, 21:104-107
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