Age and ageing
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Association between lower limb osteoarthritis and incidence of depressive symptoms: data from the osteoarthritis initiative.
osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with a number of medical morbidities. Although the prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms is presumed to be high in people with OA, no prospective comparative study has analyzed its incidence. ⋯ this is the first study of longitudinal data to demonstrate people with multi-site, hip or knee OA have a greater odds of developing depressive symptoms compared to people without OA. This suggests that OA may be associated with future mental health burden.