Knee Osteoarthritis, Potential Mediators, and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
Yilun WangUyen-Sa D T NguyenNancy E LaneNa LuJie WeiGuang-Hua LeiChao ZengYuqing ZhangPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
Participants with either symptomatic or radiographic knee OA were at an increased risk of All-cause mortality. Increased risk of mortality from symptomatic knee OA was partially mediated through its effect on disability and PCS of QoL.