Pain and Patient‐Reported Physical Function Did Not Differ Among Body Composition Profiles in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis
Authors' conclusion
Body composition was not associated with pain or patient-reported physical function in this cross-sectional sample of individuals with hip OA.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA) (mean ± SD age 61.4 ± 6.2 years; 65% female)two RCTs, baseline
- Participants
- 160 individuals
- Exposure
- Body fat mass percentage and appendicular lean mass (ALM) vs pain and patient-reported physical function; four body composition profiles compared
- High body fatn = 86
- Low lean massn = 11
- Combinedn = 8
- Neithern = 55
- Outcome
- Association of higher body fat and lower lean mass (DXA) with pain (NRS) and patient-reported physical function (WOMAC)
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsbaseline data from two RCTs, linear regression, one-way analysis of variance
- Baseline data from two RCTs
- Linear regression
- One-way analysis of variance
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Association of body fat mass percentage and ALM with pain and physical function
- Neither body fat mass percentage nor ALM was significantly associated with pain or patient-reported physical function
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Pain and physical function across the four body composition profiles
- No significant differences in pain or patient-reported physical function across body composition profiles
Original publication
Pain and Patient‐Reported Physical Function Did Not Differ Among Body Composition Profiles in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 5 May 2026. doi:10.
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