The epidemiology of osteoarthritis.

By Victoria L Johnson, D. Hunter. Baillière's Best Practice & Research : Clinical Rheumatology, 2014

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Osteoarthritis: pathogenic signaling pathways and therapeutic targets (2023, background): “Women have a higher incidence of hand, foot, and knee OA, while men have a higher incidence of shoulder and cervical OA.(29,30) Fig.”
Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis: Literature Update (2017, background): “There are known racial/ ethnic differences in radiographic osteoarthritis features [5].”
The role of metabolism in chondrocyte dysfunction and the progression of osteoarthritis. (2020, background): “Risk factors for OA include aging, obesity, joint malalignment, polyarticular diathesis, joint injury, crystal deposition and high-impact physical activity, all of which can influence disease progression (Martel-Pelletier et al., 2016; Silverwood et al., 2015; Zhang and Jordan, 2008).”
Classifications in Brief: Kellgren-Lawrence Classification of Osteoarthritis (2016, background): “changes, ethnicity, and biomechanical factors likely play an important role [16].”