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Nature vs nurture in knee osteoarthritis – the importance of age, sex and body mass index

Magnusson, K. LU ; Turkiewicz, A. LU and Englund, M. LU orcid (2019) In Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 27(4). p.586-592
Abstract

Objective: (1) To estimate the life-time genetic contribution for knee osteoarthritis (OA) surgery and (2) to explore any differences in the genetic contribution across age, sex and body mass index (BMI). Methods: We studied the sex-specific genetic contribution to knee OA surgery in a prospective cohort study of 62,490 twins aged 35 years or older with a follow-up period of up to 47 years (10,092 identical and 21,153 non-identical twin pairs, 54% women). To study interactions with age, we graphed the heritabilities over the lifespan for men and women. We also studied the sex-specific heritability across strata of the median BMI to explore any interactions with BMI. Results: The overall heritability of knee OA surgery was 0.53 (95%... (More)

Objective: (1) To estimate the life-time genetic contribution for knee osteoarthritis (OA) surgery and (2) to explore any differences in the genetic contribution across age, sex and body mass index (BMI). Methods: We studied the sex-specific genetic contribution to knee OA surgery in a prospective cohort study of 62,490 twins aged 35 years or older with a follow-up period of up to 47 years (10,092 identical and 21,153 non-identical twin pairs, 54% women). To study interactions with age, we graphed the heritabilities over the lifespan for men and women. We also studied the sex-specific heritability across strata of the median BMI to explore any interactions with BMI. Results: The overall heritability of knee OA surgery was 0.53 (95% confidence intervals [CI] = 0.31–0.75), with higher heritability among women (H2 = 0.80 (95% CI = 0.73–0.87)) than men (H2 = 0.39 (95% CI = 0.10–0.69)). For men, the heritability started to rise after age 68. The genetic contribution was particularly low in men above median BMI (H2
≥23.7 kg/m2 = 0.08, 95% CI = −0.32–0.48). For women, the heritability was consistently high from age 50 to death, independently of BMI (H2
≥22.5 kg/m2 = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.66–0.87). Conclusion: There is a higher and more consistent genetic contribution for knee OA surgery in women than men. In men the genetic contribution was relatively low and varied with age and BMI.

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Gene-environment interaction, Genetics, Heritability, Knee osteoarthritis
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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
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27
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4
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586 - 592
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85060337386
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1063-4584
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10.1016/j.joca.2018.12.018
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English
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                            <sub>≥23.7 kg/m2</sub> = 0.08, 95% CI = −0.32–0.48). For women, the heritability was consistently high from age 50 to death, independently of BMI (H<sup>2</sup><br>
                            <sub>≥22.5 kg/m2</sub> = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.66–0.87). Conclusion: There is a higher and more consistent genetic contribution for knee OA surgery in women than men. In men the genetic contribution was relatively low and varied with age and BMI.</p>}},
  author       = {{Magnusson, K. and Turkiewicz, A. and Englund, M.}},
  issn         = {{1063-4584}},
  keywords     = {{Gene-environment interaction; Genetics; Heritability; Knee osteoarthritis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{586--592}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Osteoarthritis and Cartilage}},
  title        = {{Nature vs nurture in knee osteoarthritis – the importance of age, sex and body mass index}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.12.018}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.joca.2018.12.018}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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