title: Radiographic osteoarthritis in the elderly. A cohort comparison and a longitudinal study of the "70-year old people in Göteborg".
abstract: The prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis in hand and knee joints was studied in representative subsamples of the 75 and 79 year old population of Göteborg, Sweden. A comparison between two cohorts of 79-year-olds, revealed no significant difference between them. A longitudinal study within one of these cohorts including those aged between 75 and 79 showed a modest but not statistically significant progression of osteoarthritis in hand and knee joints. The results suggest a reduced progression of osteoarthritis after 75 years of age.
authors: Department of Rheumatology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
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authors: Bagge
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authors: Bjelle
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authors: Svanborg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography