Increasing Burden of Osteoarthritis in China: Trends and Projections from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Shugang Hu,
Yongwei Li,
Xinyi Zhang
et al.
Abstract:Background
This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of osteoarthritis in China in a comprehensive and reliable way, to project its future epidemiological patterns, and to mitigate its health hazards.
Material/Methods
Data were extracted and analyzed from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019. Trends in osteoarthritis epidemiology were explored using joinpoint regression analysis. Additionally, we analyzed dynamic trends using the sociodemographic index (SDI) of … Show more
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