Who has a greater risk for knee osteoarthritis?

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1. Spencer S says:

   October 12, 2011 at 6:41 pm

   Females have 2.6 times greater risk of osteoarthritis (OA), usually manifesting in the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands.

   This is some of the study data results:

   Although the risk for OA in the knee is more or less equal between men and women, there is an increased risk of OA in the knee of African-Americans and Asian women and an increased risk of OA in the hip in African-American men. The greatest contributing factor, however, is age. Over 50% of Americans age 65 and older will develop OA. Almost every adult over the age of 75 will develop it, ranging from mild to severe.
2. CHAR L says:

   October 12, 2011 at 7:23 pm

   I am a CCMA

   Women of any ethnicity

   I am white and I have it