Osteoarthritis Across Joint Sites in the Million Veteran Program Cohort: Insights From Electronic Health Records and Military Service History
Authors' conclusion
These findings highlight the breadth of factors associated with OA in the MVP veteran population and suggest that physical status may be a modifiable risk factor for OA.
Study context
- Population
- Veterans in the Million Veteran Program (MVP); Osteoarthritis (OA) defined by ICD-9/10 codes across 3 joints or unspecified
- Outcome
- Frequency of site-specific OA across 3 joints or unspecified OA by demographics, comorbidities, military service history and physical health
Methodological detailsmultivariable-adjusted models
- Multivariable-adjusted models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
OA frequency by demographics, comorbidities and military service
- Sex- and age-dependent differences in OA frequency (validating previous reports)
- Unspecified OA associated with higher frequency of 16 Deyo-Charlson comorbidities; associations generally persisted within each joint site-specific OA
- Prior US Army service associated with higher risk of OA across all joint sites
- Prior Navy service associated with lower risk of OA across all joint sites; reversed in multivariable-adjusted models (age, sex, ancestry)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Osteoarthritis Across Joint Sites in the Million Veteran Program Cohort: Insights From Electronic Health Records and Military Service History. J Rheumatol. Published 15 September 2024. doi:10.
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