TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fransen, M
AU  - Bridgett, L
AU  - March, L
AU  - Hoy, D
AU  - Penserga, E
AU  - Brooks, P
Y2  - 2014/05/21
Y1  - 2011/05/01
SN  - 1756-1841
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/28976
AB  - Worldwide, osteoarthritis (OA) is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of disability. Most of this disability burden is attributable to the involvement of the hips or the knees. OA is strongly associated with ageing and the Asian region is ageing rapidly. Further, OA has been associated with heavy physical occupational activity, a required livelihood for many people living in rural communities in developing countries. Unfortunately, joint replacement surgery, an effective intervention for people with severe OA involving the hips or knees, is inaccessible to most people in these regions. On the other hand, obesity, another major risk factor, may be less prevalent, although it is on the increase. Determining region-specific OA prevalence and risk factor profiles will provide important information for planning future cost-effective preventive strategies and health care services. An update of what is currently known about the prevalence of hip and knee OA from population-based studies conducted in the Asian region is presented in this review. Many of the recent studies have conducted comparisons between urban and rural areas and poor and affluent communities. The results of Asian-based studies evaluating risk factors from population-based cohorts or case-control studies, and the current evidence on OA morbidity burden in Asia is also outlined.
LA  - English
PB  - WILEY
KW  - Rheumatology and Arthritis; Epidemiology; Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified; Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis); Health Inequalities; Disability and Functional Capacity; Health Related to Ageing; Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) not elsewhere classified
T1  - The epidemiology of osteoarthritis in Asia
DO  - 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2011.01608.x
IS  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 113-121
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/28976/271167_9931.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=n
ER  -