Table 3

Characteristics of the population on the 48 included articles: number, age, gender, overweight proportion

AuthorSample size (N = number of total patients; n= number of patients with OA)Mean age (years) in OA+ and OA– patientsGender in OA+ and OA– patients (% of F)Overweight proportion (%) or BMI (kg/m2) in OA+ and OA–
Stürmer et al25n=809 –OA+: F: 62.3%–
Racaza et al65n=859OA+: 62.9OA+: F: 74.5%–
Erb et al66N=250
n=64		OA+: 57.3±10.1OA+: F: 62.5%OA+: 30.9±7.6 kg/m2
Eymard et al28n=559OA+: 62.8OA+: F: 70.1%
Shea et al29n=791OA+: 74.25±4.5OA+: F: 62.3%OA+: 27.28 kg/m2
Salamon et al50N=927
n=344		–OA+: F: 83.4%OA+: 29.5 kg/m2
Abourazzak et al20n=130OA+: 56.7±8.1OA+: F: 100%OA+: 32.54±2.9 kg/m2
Juge et al17 *n=147OA+ : 75.8±10OA+: F: 68.7%OA+: 27.2 kg/m2
Rollefstad et al23 *N=626
n=469		OA+: 64.1±8.6
OA–: 63.3±9.3		OA+: F: 73.1%
OA–: F: 58%		–
Saunders et al53 *n=57–––
Nuñez et al32 *n=260OA+: 69.8±8OA+: F: 79.2%–
Shukurova et al67 *n=1243OA+: 56.1±7.9–OA+: 61.6% of OP
Salaru et al33 *n=61OA+: 64.9±2.7OA+: F: 77%OA+: 60.6% of OP
Kemta Lekpa et al35 *n=148OA+: 57±10.6OA+: F: 75%OA+: 53% of OP
30.8±5.6 kg/m2
Niu et al36 *n=1091OA+: 62OA+: F: 55.5%–
Haugen et al43 *n=748OA+: 58.1–OA+65.7% of OP
Courties et al45 *n=869OA+: 54±7OA+: F : 72%–
Gandhi et al49n=1502OA+: 55.3±15.5OA+: F: 48.8%OA+: 27.3 kg/m2
Laires et al38 *n=197OA+: 67±8.6OA+: F: 79.2%–
Thelier–Deloison et al15 *n=112
n=26		––OA+: 100% of OP
Soran et al16N=66
n=36		OA+: 40.9±2.5
OA–: 39±4.7		OA+: F: 72.2%
OA–: F : 66.7%		OA+: 29.9±3.3 kg/m2
OA–: 27.6±3.8 kg/m2
Cheras et al18N=96
n=44		OA+: 69±9
OA–: 68±7		OA+: F 40.9%
OA–: F 40.4%		OA+: 25.8 kg/m2
OA–: 24.8 kg/m2
Mishra et al39N=100
n=28		OA+: 49.1±1.4
OA–: 49.6±1.3		OA+: M: F: 71.4%
OA–: M: F: 69.4%		OA+: 23.4±0.6 kg/m2
OA–: 22.9±0.6 kg/m2
Oliviero et al52N=77
n=16		OA+: 54.7±11.5
OA–: –		OA+: F: 68.7%
OA–: –		–
Addimanda et al47N=753
n=446		OA+: 68±8
OA–: 63.9±9		OA+: F: 92.8%
OA– : F : 97.4%		OA+: 25.1±3.8 kg/m2
OA–: 24.9±3.9 kg/m2
Philbin et al55N=69
n=46		OA+: 65.8±9.3
OA–: 67.9±6.7		OA+: F: 56.5%
OA–: F: 65.2%		OA+: 31.2±5.9 kg/m2
OA–: 24.6±3.2 kg/m2
Irshad et al56N=100
n=50		–––
Zayed et al40N=80
n=40		OA+: 43.5±3.7
OA–: 44.4±3.9		OA+: F: 87.5%
OA–: F: 87.5%		OA+: 37.3±5.9 kg/m2
OA–: 23.5±1.3 kg/m2
Cheng et al57 *N=56 607
n=23 530		–––
Davis et al26N=3885
n=301		–––
Han et al27N=10 839
n=270		OA+: 64.5±10.1
OA–: 53.2±11		OA+: F: 84.8%
OA–: F: 50%		–
Dahaghin et al41n=3585––OA+26.3±3.5 kg/m2
Haugen et al42N=1348
n=726		–––
Inoue et al30N=795
n=251		OA+: 66.3
OA–: 55.5		OA+: F: 79.3%
OA–: F : 54.7%		OA+: 23.8 kg/m2
OA–: 22.8 kg/m2
Cemeroglu et al22N=61
n=39		–OA+: F: 100%
OA–: F: 100%		–
Meek et al51N=858
n=206		OA+: 59.2±11OA+: F: 79.1%–
Al-Arfaj31N=246
n=122		–––
Suri et al48N=441
n=310		OA+: 57.8±10.6
OA–: 46.7±9.7		OA+: F: 49%
OA–: F: 39%		–
Puenpatom et al4N=7714
n=975		OA+: 69.6
OA–: 41.3		OA+: F: 61.3%
OA–: F: 51.3%		OA+: 66.9% of OP
OA–: 34.8% of OP
Hart et al19N=979
n=118		–OA+: F: 100%
Maddah et al24N=625
n=244		OA+: 61.2
OA–: 48.0		OA+: F: 89.8%
OA–: F: 73.8%
Engström et al34N=5194
n=209		OA+: 59.9
OA–: 57.6		OA+: F: 66.5%
OA–: F: 58.4%		OA+: 27.9 kg/m2
OA–: 25.37 kg/m2
Yoshimura et al3N=1690
n=71		OA+: 67.3±8.2
OA–: 58.2±11.8		OA+: F: 74.6%
OA–: F: 58.6%		OA+: 23.6±2.9 kg/m2
OA–: 22.4±3.2 kg/m2
Nielen et al54N=175 956 n=4040OA+: 69.8
OA–: 51		OA+: F: 68.7%
OA–: F: 50.4%		–
Marshall et al44N=1076
n=341		OA+: 69.0OA+: F: 80.4%–
Hussain et al37N=20 430
n=1222		OA+: 68.3±7.7
OA–: 64.8±8.6		OA+ : F: 66.2
OA–: F: 59.5%		OA+: 76.8% of OP, 28.6±5.0 kg/m2
OA–: 62.6% of OP, 26.8±4.5 kg/m2
Sowers et al21N=664
n=53		OA+: 50±5
OA–: 47±8		OA+: F: 100%
OA–: F: 100%		OA+: 35.6±11.1 kg/m2
OA–: 27.3±8.4 kg/m2
Massengale et al46N=2477
n=466		–OA+: F: 58.2%
OA–: F: 46.6%		–

  • *Data from a congress. BMI, body mass index; F, female; M, male; OA, osteoarthritis.