Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Is a Risk Factor for the Development of Dementia: Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcomes in the Aizu Cohort Study.

Yuji Endo Hiroshi Kobayashi Kazuyuki Watanabe Koji OtaniKenichi OtoshiHironori NumazakiMiho Sekiguchi Mari Sato Takuya NikaidoRei OnoShin-Ichi KonnoYoshihiro Matsumoto

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2024)

These results suggest that KOA is a significant risk factor for dementia, highlighting the importance of addressing contributing factors in KOA patients to potentially slow the progression of dementia.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
mild cognitive impairment
cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported