Osteoarthritis of finger joints in Finns aged 30 or over:: prevalence, determinants, and association with mortality

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Haara, MM
Manninen, P
Kröger, H
Arokoski, JPA
Kärkkäinen, A
Knekt, P
Aromaa, A
Heliövaara, M
机构
[1] Univ Kuopio, Dept Publ Hlth & Gen Practice, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland
[2] Kuopio Reg Inst Occupat Hlth, FIN-70701 Kuopio, Finland
[3] Kuopio Univ Hosp, Dept Orthopaed & Traumatol, SF-70210 Kuopio, Finland
[4] Kuopio Univ Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, SF-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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10.1136/ard.62.2.151
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
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Background: Prevalence and risk factors of osteoarthritis (OA) in finger joints have been amply explored in previous studies. However, no study has focused on finger joint OA as a predictor of mortality. Objective: To investigate finger joint OA for its associations with alleged risk factors and with life expectancy in an extensive health survey. Methods: From 1978 to 1980 a representative population sample of 8000 Finns aged 30 years or over was invited to participate in a comprehensive health examination; 90% accepted. Hand radiographs were taken from 3595 subjects. By the end of 1994, 897 of these had died. Results: The prevalence of OA of Kellgren's grade 2 to 4 in any finger joint and in at least two symmetrical pairs of distal interphalangeal joints (DIPs) was 44.8% and 16.0%, respectively. Age and body mass index were significant determinants for OA both in any finger joint and in symmetrical DIP OA. The history of physical workload in women showed a positive association with OA in any finger joint. Smoking in men seemed to protect against symmetrical DIP OA. As adjusted for the determinants above, symmetrical DIP OA predicted mortality in women (relative risk (RR), 1.23; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.01 to 1.51), but not in men (RR 0.89; 95% CI 0.68 to 1.16). In men, however, OA in any finger joint significantly predicted cardiovascular deaths (RR 1.42; 95% CI 1.05 to 1.92). Conclusion: OA in any finger joint and symmetrical DIP OA have different risk factor profiles and predict mortality in different patterns between men and women.
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