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Increased alcohol intake is associated with radiographic severity of knee and hand osteoarthritis in men.
Scientific reports - 2 Jun 2024
Xu Haimuzi, Kang Ji-Hyoun, Choi Sung-Eun, Park Dong-Jin, Kweon Sun-Seog, Lee Young-Hoon, Kim Hye-Yeon, Lee Jung-Kil, Shin Min-Ho, Lee Shin-Seok
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Observational studies have shown controversial associations between alcohol intake and radiographic osteoarthritis (OA). This study investigated whether this association was causal using a Mendelian randomization (MR) study in a population-based cohort in Korean. The study enrolled 2429 subjects (1058 men, 1371 women) from the Dong-gu Study. X-rays of the hand and knee joints were scored using a semi-quantitative...
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