health behaviors and osteoarthritis Archives

Abstract Number: 338 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Smoking and Alcohol Use Are Associated with Structural and Inflammatory Hand Osteoarthritis Features in a Population Based Study
Karin Magnusson¹, Alexander Mathiessen², Hilde Berner Hammer², Bård Natvig³, Kåre Birger Hagen¹, Nina Østerås¹ and Ida K. Haugen⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³General Practice, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Smoking has been shown to have a potential protective effect on radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA), possibly mediated through lower body weight in smokers. A…

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