Incidence of Osteoarthritis higher among patients of atopic dermatitis and asthma

Written By : Aditi |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2023-07-20T18:00:58+05:30 | Updated On 20 July 2023 6:01 PM IST

According to a study published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, researchers have highlighted the incidence of Osteoarthritis to be higher in patients with atopic dermatitis and asthma.

According to them, future research on OA management should target allergic pathways.

In the present study, researchers determined OA incidence in atopic disease patients and compared it with matched non-exposed patients. They included adult patients without pre-existing OA or inflammatory arthritis who were exposed or non-exposed to atopic disease. The incident OA was the primary outcome measured.

The study results are:

There were 117346 exposed patients and 1 247 196 non-exposed patients of mean age 52 years and 50 years, respectively.
Following propensity score matching, OA incidence was higher in patients with asthma or atopic dermatitis than non-exposed patients, with an aOR of 1.58.
The effect was more pronounced in those with asthma and atopic dermatitis than in non-exposed patients with aOR.
The aOR was 1.83 in asthmatic patients compared with COPD patients.
The results were replicated in an independent dataset called STARR, providing an added richness of body mass index data.
In STARR, aOR of developing OA patients with asthma or atopic dermatitis versus non-exposed patients was 1.42.

Concluding further, the results of this study demonstrated that OA incidence is increased in patients with atopic disease.

BDS, MDS in Periodontics and Implantology

Dr. Aditi Yadav is a BDS, MDS in Periodontics and Implantology. She has a clinical experience of 5 years as a laser dental surgeon. She also has a Diploma in clinical research and pharmacovigilance and is a Certified data scientist. She is currently working as a content developer in e-health services. Dr. Yadav has a keen interest in Medical Journalism and is actively involved in Medical Research writing.

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751