Association between knee osteoarthritis and mortality: a serial propensity score-matched cohort study

CONCLUSION: When propensity score matching controls metabolic risk factor imbalances, the association between symptomatic knee OA and higher CVD mortality was weaker compared to results of prior studies that used regression adjustment. The results may be more precise estimates of the total risk of knee OA for mortality in Koreans.PMID:37939669 | DOI:10.3904/kjim.2023.222
Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Source Type: research