Stair Climbing, Genetic Predisposition, and the Risk of Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis.

Yingliang WeiTingjing ZhangHaochen WangJianbang SuMinghao YuYashu LiuLunhao BaiYang Xia

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)

A higher frequency of stair climbing was positively associated with the risk of knee OA but not hip OA, highlighting the importance of avoiding frequent stair climbing in preventing knee OA, especially in genetically predisposed individuals.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
total hip arthroplasty

genome wide
total knee arthroplasty

copy number
dna methylation

anterior cruciate ligament