Is Osteoarthritis More Common in Women than in Men?

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Is osteoarthritis more common in women than in men?

Among adults older than 20 years of age, about 9% of women and 4% of men experience symptoms of osteoarthritis. Among people older than 60 years of age, 30% of women and 17% of men have symptoms (Lawrence et al 1998).

Women are more likely than men to get osteoarthritis in their knees or hands. But osteoarthritis of the hips is as common in men as it is in women.