title: Epidemiology of osteoarthritis.
abstract: Evolving definitions of osteoarthritis and improvements in risk factor measurement that use advanced imaging, systemic and local biomarkers, and improved methods for measuring symptoms and their impact can help elucidate mechanisms and identify potential areas for intervention or prevention.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, 650 Albany Street, Suite x200, Boston, MA 02118, USA. yuqing@bu.edu
authors.forename: Yuqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Joanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology