Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 197-205
Correlation between Body Mass Index, Waist Hip Ratio & Quadriceps Angle in Subjects with Primary Osteoarthritic Knee
Ved Prakash1, Pallavi Sahay2, Ananya Satapathy3
1Student M.P.T. (Orthopedics), 2Physiotherapist, 3Senior Professional Trainee,
Department of Physiotherapy, National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (Divyangjan) (NILD), B.T. ROAD, Bonhoogly, Kolkata-700090, West Bengal, India.
Corresponding Author: Ved Prakash
ABSTRACT
Background: American rheumatism association has defined OA as a heterogeneous group of condition that leads to joint symptoms & sign which are associated with defective integrity of articular cartilage, in addition to related changes in underlying bones & at the joint margins. It is mainly found in weight bearing joints. A high Q-angle interferes with the smooth gliding movement between the patella & the knee & over time eventually knee become degenerative & develop OA. Increased knee joint loads are present in patients with knee OA & interaction between axial alignment & dynamic knee joint loading is especially pronounced in patients with high BMI. The WHR suggests that truncal obesity is the greatest contributor to the relation between body habitus & chronic disease. So aim of this study was to find the correlation between BMI, WHR & Q-ANGLE in subjects with primary OA knee.
Methods: Total 185 subjects with age more than 38 years (male & female) were assessed of which out them 150 subjects were included in this study as per inclusion & exclusion criteria after detail assessment. Informed consent was taken in their preferred language.
Results: Mean & standard deviation of BMI , WHR & Q-ANGLE were 27.28 ± 4.05 kg/m2 , 0.91 ± 0.07 , 19.7° ± 2.06° respectively. Among these three variables, there was significant positive correlation between BMI & Q-ANGLE (p≤ 0.05) only where as insignificant positive correlation between BMI & WHR, insignificant negative correlation between WHR & Q-ANGLE was (p≥0.05) found.
Conclusion: These 3 independent parameters as risk factors for primary OA were also a risk factors for the same interdependently.
Key words: Primary OA, BMI, WHR, Q-ANGLE