Socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause and cause-specific mortality among patients with osteoarthritis in the Skåne region, Sweden.

We found higher all-cause and cause-specific mortality in OA patients with lower education. The observed inequalities in the OA cohort reflect the inequalities in the population at large. The greater burden of cardiovascular diseases in OA patients suggests that proper management of cardiovascular risk factors in OA patients is important.