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Study: Higher proportion of obese patients than national average present to arthroplasty clinics
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Recently published data showed 55% of patients who presented to orthopedic total joint clinics at a public, tertiary hospital were obese and these patients had significantly more comorbidities.
Researchers conducted a retrospective, comparative study of data for 499 patients who were seen at total joint arthroplasty (TJA) clinics in the Midwest, with 308 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and 19 patients diagnosed with hip OA. Investigators recorded Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) scores, and BMI was categorized using the WHO classification system. Investigators compared the proportion of obese patients from the TJA clinics with recently published national and regional obesity data for the general population from the CDC.
Investigators found 55% of the TJA cohort were obese. More comorbidities and higher functional CCI scores were seen in obese patients. Patients with Medicare/Medicaid compared with patients who had private insurance were more likely to be obese. According to results of a regression analysis, patients were more likely to be obese as their number of comorbidities increased. ‒ by Monica Jaramillo
Disclosures: Welton reports no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the full study for a list of all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures.
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