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ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2021

Life course longitudinal growth and risk of knee osteoarthritis at age 53 years: evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort study.

K A Staines, R Hardy, H J Samvelyan, K A Ward, R Cooper

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

K A StainesSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK; School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh UK. Electronic address: k.staines@brighton.ac.uk.
R HardyCohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER), UCL Institute of Education, London, UK. Electronic address: rebecca.hardy@ucl.ac.uk.
H J SamvelyanSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK. Electronic address: h.samvelyan@brighton.ac.uk.
K A WardMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology, Human Development and Health, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Electronic address: kw@mrc.soton.ac.uk.
R CooperDepartment of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK. Electronic address: R.Cooper@mmu.ac.uk.
Cancer Research UK · GBEdinburgh Napier University · GBManchester Metropolitan University · GBMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit · GBUniversity of Brighton · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_00019/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00019/4Medical Research Council MR/R022240/1Medical Research Council MR/R022240/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the relationship between height gain across childhood and adolescence with knee osteoarthritis in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD). MATERIALS AND

methodsData are from 3035 male and female participants of the NSHD. Height was measured at ages 2, 4, 6, 7, 11 and 15 years, and self-reported at ages 20 years. Associations between (1) height at each age (2) height gain during specific life periods (3) Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) growth curve variables of height size, tempo and velocity, and knee osteoarthritis at 53 years were tested.

resultsIn sex-adjusted models, estimated associations between taller height and decreased odds of knee osteoarthritis at age 53 years were small at all ages - the largest associations were an OR of knee osteoarthritis of 0.9 per 5 cm increase in height at age 4, (95% CI 0.7-1.1) and an OR of 0.9 per 5 cm increase in height, (95% CI 0.8-1.0) at age 6. No associations were found between height gain during specific life periods or the SITAR growth curve variables and odds of knee osteoarthritis.

conclusionsThere was limited evidence to suggest that taller height in childhood is associated with decreased odds of knee osteoarthritis at age 53 years in this cohort. This work enhances our understanding of osteoarthritis predisposition and the contribution of life course height to this.

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Body HeightAdolescentAdolescent DevelopmentBirth CohortChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneeSex FactorsUnited KingdomBirth cohortGrowthLife courseOsteoarthritisSITAR

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PMID33383179
PMCPMC7955286
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