Metabolic Syndrome and Osteoarthritis Distribution in the Hand Joints: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis from Osteoarthritis Initiative

CONCLUSION: MetS, a potentially modifiable risk factor, is associated with radiographic DIP and PIP OA and longitudinal hand pain incidence while sparing MCPs and CMC1. Nodal and erosive OA phenotypes are associated with MetS, suggestive of possible distinct pathophysiology.PMID:34329188 | DOI:10.3899/jrheum.210189

Source: J Rheumatol - July 30, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bahram Mohajer Robert Kwee Ali Guermazi Francis Berenbaum Mei Wan Gehua Zhen Xu Cao Ida K Haugen Shadpour Demehri Source Type: research