Comorbidities and health-related quality of life in Koreans with knee osteoarthritis: Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).

Hyemin JeongSun Young BaekSeon Woo KimYeong Hee EunIn Young KimJaejoon LeeChan Hong JeonEun-Mi KohHoon Suk Cha

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Comorbidities were not significantly associated with knee OA after adjustment. Knee OA was associated with physical activity and HRQOL. Painful knee OA, with or without ROA, was more strongly associated with decreased physical activity and lower quality of life than ROA without pain.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
physical activity
body mass index
chronic pain
total knee arthroplasty
electronic health record
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
sleep quality
depressive symptoms