Osteoarthritis of the Hand and Being Overweight - What's the Connection?

Hand joints are non-weightbearing joints. Hips, knees, and ankles are weightbearing joints. Weightbearing joints affected by osteoarthritis can be burdened even more by overweight or obesity. How does being overweight affect non-weightbearing joints, like the hands?

Using a population-based study involving 3,585 study participants who were 55 years old or older, researchers questioned if being overweight may be associated with the development of osteoarthritis through other metabolic factors.

Understanding the association between being overweight and having osteoarthritis of the hand may shed light on how being overweight may affect osteoarthritis in general, apart from the load-bearing itself. Read more in Osteoarthritis of the Hand and Being Overweight - What's the Connection?

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