Old Before Their Time? The Impact of Osteoarthritis on Younger Adults
Authors' conclusion
OA is not uncommon among younger and middle-aged adults, and they experience OA impacts comparable with those for older adults.
Study context
- Population
- Canadians ≥20 years reporting osteoarthritis (OA) and no other kind of arthritis (Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada - Arthritis Component)
- Participants
- 1,749 participants
- Exposure
- Younger vs older adults with OA
- Outcome
- Burden of OA across age
Methodological detailsdescriptive analysis, nationally representative survey
- Descriptive analysis
- Nationally representative survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Younger than 65 years
55.4%
Mean age at diagnosis
50 years
Diagnosed before age 45 years
30.4%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Fair or poor overall and mental health and life dissatisfaction vs general counterparts, by age group
- Youngest age group: those with OA significantly more likely than general counterparts
- Oldest age group: not the case
Original publication
Old Before Their Time? The Impact of Osteoarthritis on Younger Adults. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 12 June 2024. doi:10.
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