Whole blood lead levels are associated with radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
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Nelson, Amanda E, et al. Whole Blood Lead Levels Are Associated with Radiographic and Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: a Cross-sectional Analysis In the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. BioMed Central Ltd, 2011. https://doi.org/10.17615/n7b5-4h29APA
Nelson, A., Shi, X., Schwartz, T., Chen, J., Renner, J., Caldwell, K., Helmick, C., & Jordan, J. (2011). Whole blood lead levels are associated with radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.17615/n7b5-4h29Chicago
Nelson, Amanda E, Xiaoyan A Shi, Todd Schwartz, Jiu Chiuan Chen, Jordan B Renner, Kathleen L Caldwell, Charles G Helmick et al. 2011. Whole Blood Lead Levels Are Associated with Radiographic and Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: a Cross-Sectional Analysis In the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.17615/n7b5-4h29- Creator
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Nelson, Amanda E
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
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Shi, Xiaoyan A
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Biostatistics
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Schwartz, Todd
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
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Chen, Jiu-Chiuan
- Other Affiliation: University of Southern California
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Renner, Jordan B
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
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Caldwell, Kathleen L
- Other Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Helmick, Charles G
- Other Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Jordan, Joanne
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
- Abstract
- Introduction Lead (Pb) is known to affect bone, and recent evidence suggests that it has effects on cartilage as well. As osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent disease affecting bone and cartilage, we undertook the present analysis to determine whether whole blood Pb levels are associated with radiographic and symptomatic OA (rOA and sxOA, respectively) of the knee. Methods The analysis was conducted using cross-sectional data from the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, a rural, population-based study, including whole blood Pb levels, bilateral posteroanterior weight-bearing knee radiography and knee symptom data. rOA assessment included joint-based presence (Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) grade 2 or higher) and severity (none, K-L grade 0 or 1; mild, K-L grade 2; moderate or severe, K-L grade 3 or 4), as well as person-based laterality (unilateral or bilateral). SxOA was deemed present (joint-based) in a knee on the basis of K-L grade 2 or higher with symptoms, with symptoms rated based on severity (0, rOA without symptoms; 1, rOA with mild symptoms; 2, rOA with moderate or severe symptoms) and in person-based analyses was either unilateral or bilateral. Generalized logit or proportional odds regression models were used to examine associations between the knee OA status variables and natural log-transformed blood Pb (ln Pb), continuously and in quartiles, controlling for age, race, sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking and alcohol drinking. Results Those individuals with whole blood Pb data (N = 1,669) had a mean (±SD) age of 65.4 (±11.0) years and a mean BMI of 31.2 (±7.1) kg/m2, including 66.6% women and 35.4% African-Americans, with a median blood Pb level of 1.8 μg/dl (range, 0.3 to 42.0 μg/dl). In joint-based analyses, for every 1-U increase in ln Pb, the odds of prevalent knee rOA were 20% higher (aOR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.44), while the odds of more severe rOA were 26% higher (aOR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.50, under proportional odds). In person-based analyses, the odds of bilateral rOA were 32% higher for each 1-U increase in ln Pb (aOR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.70). Similarly for knee sxOA, for each 1-U increase in ln Pb, the odds of having sxOA were 16% higher, the odds of having more severe symptoms were 17% higher and the odds of having bilateral knee symptoms were 25% higher. Similar findings were obtained with regard to ln Pb in quartiles. Conclusions Increases in the prevalence and severity measures for both radiographically and symptomatically confirmed knee OA (although statistically significant only for rOA) were observed with increasing levels of blood Pb, suggesting that Pb may be a potentially modifiable environmental risk factor for OA.
- Date of publication
- March 1, 2011
- DOI
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3270
- 21362189
- Resource type
- Article
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- In Copyright
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- Amanda E Nelson et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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- Journal title
- Arthritis Research & Therapy
- Journal volume
- 13
- Journal issue
- 2
- Page start
- R37
- Language
- English
- Is the article or chapter peer-reviewed?
- Yes
- ISSN
- 1478-6354
- Bibliographic citation
- Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2011 Mar 01;13(2):R37
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd
- Access right
- Open Access
- Date uploaded
- August 23, 2012
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