Hand osteoarthritis influenced by fat distribution as well as obesity

Obesity is a known risk factor for hand osteoarthritis but a team looked at if fat tissue and distribution made a difference too.

They studied 5,315 people aged an average of 56 years. Hand osteoarthritis affected 8% of men and 20% of women. And it was associated with fat percentage, fat mass and waist-hip ratio, concludes the research published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

To read more visit http://arthritis-research.com/content/16/1/R19/abstract.