Habitual physical exercise and osteoarthritis of the knee in female

Physical exercise and osteoarthritis of knee in female

Authors

  • Mohammed Emran Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital, Sirajganj, Bangladesh. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-0225
  • Md Israt Hasan Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Syed Mozaffar Ahmed Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Fatema Newaz Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kumudini Women’s Medical College and Hospital, Tangail, Bangladesh.
  • - Md Atiquzzaman Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Hasan Habibur Rahman Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v46i2.49018

Keywords:

Osteoarthritis, Habitual physical exercise, Physical propensity, High level physical activity

Abstract

Background: The exercise is a widely promoted way to improve and maintain health, and osteoarthritis (OA) is a major health problem also. The study was conducted to examine the impact of different types of leisure-time physical activity on the OA of the knee.

Objective: The study was aimed to evaluate the association of recreational (habitual) physical activities with the osteoarthritis of the knee in the female.

Methods: The case-control study was carried out on 174 female selected purposively with the age range of 40 – 70 years and above, from September 2016 to August 2017.Among them 87 were the cases with OA of the knee, and the same number of healthy females of the same age group were included as the control. Physical activity was assessed by self-reported regular exercise patterns. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data.

Results: Age, educational status, occupational status and BMI were not statistically significant (p>0.05) between the two groups. High level of physical activities (walking, running or jogging 20 or more miles per week) were associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, while low level of physical activities (<10miles/per week) and moderate level of physical activities (10-20 miles/per week) had no significant association with the osteoarthritis of the knee.

Conclusion: Based on the findings, the study suggests not to continue a high level of physical activities rather than to continue with moderate and low level of physical activity in accordance to subject’s physical propensity, and endorse this note for the general health promotion.

Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2020; 46(2): 99-103

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2020-08-01

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Emran, M., Hasan, M. I., Ahmed, S. M., Newaz, F., Md Atiquzzaman, .-., & Rahman, H. H. (2020). Habitual physical exercise and osteoarthritis of the knee in female: Physical exercise and osteoarthritis of knee in female. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 46(2), 99–103. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v46i2.49018

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Vol. 46 No. 2 (2020)

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Research Papers

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