Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians

Knee pain is often underreported, underestimated and undertreated. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence, burden and further identify socioeconomic factors influencing ethnic differences in knee pain and symptoms of OA among older adults aged 55 years and over in Greater Kuala Lumpur (...

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Main Authors: Mat, Sumaiyah, Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif, Ng, Chin Teck, Sockalingam, Sargunan, Raja, Jasmin, Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah, Chin, Ai-Vyrn, Abbas, Azlina Amir, Chan, Chee Ken, Hairi, Noran Naqiah, Othman, Sajaratulnisah, Cumming, Robert G., Tey, Nai Peng, Tan, Maw Pin
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author Mat, Sumaiyah
Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif
Ng, Chin Teck
Sockalingam, Sargunan
Raja, Jasmin
Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah
Chin, Ai-Vyrn
Abbas, Azlina Amir
Chan, Chee Ken
Hairi, Noran Naqiah
Othman, Sajaratulnisah
Cumming, Robert G.
Tey, Nai Peng
Tan, Maw Pin
author_facet Mat, Sumaiyah
Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif
Ng, Chin Teck
Sockalingam, Sargunan
Raja, Jasmin
Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah
Chin, Ai-Vyrn
Abbas, Azlina Amir
Chan, Chee Ken
Hairi, Noran Naqiah
Othman, Sajaratulnisah
Cumming, Robert G.
Tey, Nai Peng
Tan, Maw Pin
author_sort Mat, Sumaiyah
collection UM
description Knee pain is often underreported, underestimated and undertreated. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence, burden and further identify socioeconomic factors influencing ethnic differences in knee pain and symptoms of OA among older adults aged 55 years and over in Greater Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia). The sample for the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) was selected using stratified random sampling, by age and ethnicity from the electoral rolls of three parliamentary constituencies. Information on knee pain was available in 1226 participants, mean age (SD) 68.96 (1.57) years (409 Malay, 416 Chinese, 401 Indian). The crude and weighted prevalence of knee pain and self-reported knee OA symptoms were 33.3% and 30.8% respectively. There were significant ethnic differences in knee pain (crude prevalence: Malays 44.6%, Chinese 23.5% and Indians 31.9%, p<0.001). The presence of two or more non-communicable diseases (NCD) attenuated the increased risk of knee pain among the ethnic Indians compared to the ethnic Chinese. The prevalence of knee pain remained significantly higher among the ethnic Malays after adjustment for confounders. While the prevalence of knee pain in our older population appears similar to that reported in other published studies in Asia, the higher prevalence among the ethnic Malays has not previously been reported. Further research to determine potential genetic susceptibility to knee pain among the ethnic Malays is recommended. © 2019 Mat et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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spelling um.eprints-240372020-03-17T05:28:55Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24037/ Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians Mat, Sumaiyah Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif Ng, Chin Teck Sockalingam, Sargunan Raja, Jasmin Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah Chin, Ai-Vyrn Abbas, Azlina Amir Chan, Chee Ken Hairi, Noran Naqiah Othman, Sajaratulnisah Cumming, Robert G. Tey, Nai Peng Tan, Maw Pin R Medicine Knee pain is often underreported, underestimated and undertreated. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence, burden and further identify socioeconomic factors influencing ethnic differences in knee pain and symptoms of OA among older adults aged 55 years and over in Greater Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia). The sample for the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) was selected using stratified random sampling, by age and ethnicity from the electoral rolls of three parliamentary constituencies. Information on knee pain was available in 1226 participants, mean age (SD) 68.96 (1.57) years (409 Malay, 416 Chinese, 401 Indian). The crude and weighted prevalence of knee pain and self-reported knee OA symptoms were 33.3% and 30.8% respectively. There were significant ethnic differences in knee pain (crude prevalence: Malays 44.6%, Chinese 23.5% and Indians 31.9%, p<0.001). The presence of two or more non-communicable diseases (NCD) attenuated the increased risk of knee pain among the ethnic Indians compared to the ethnic Chinese. The prevalence of knee pain remained significantly higher among the ethnic Malays after adjustment for confounders. While the prevalence of knee pain in our older population appears similar to that reported in other published studies in Asia, the higher prevalence among the ethnic Malays has not previously been reported. Further research to determine potential genetic susceptibility to knee pain among the ethnic Malays is recommended. © 2019 Mat et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Public Library of Science 2019 Article PeerReviewed Mat, Sumaiyah and Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif and Ng, Chin Teck and Sockalingam, Sargunan and Raja, Jasmin and Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah and Chin, Ai-Vyrn and Abbas, Azlina Amir and Chan, Chee Ken and Hairi, Noran Naqiah and Othman, Sajaratulnisah and Cumming, Robert G. and Tey, Nai Peng and Tan, Maw Pin (2019) Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians. PLoS ONE, 14 (11). e0225075. ISSN 1932-6203, DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225075 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225075>. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225075 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225075
spellingShingle R Medicine
Mat, Sumaiyah
Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif
Ng, Chin Teck
Sockalingam, Sargunan
Raja, Jasmin
Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah
Chin, Ai-Vyrn
Abbas, Azlina Amir
Chan, Chee Ken
Hairi, Noran Naqiah
Othman, Sajaratulnisah
Cumming, Robert G.
Tey, Nai Peng
Tan, Maw Pin
Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians
title Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians
title_full Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians
title_fullStr Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians
title_full_unstemmed Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians
title_short Ethnic differences in the prevalence, socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older Malaysians
title_sort ethnic differences in the prevalence socioeconomic and health related risk factors of knee pain and osteoarthritis symptoms in older malaysians
topic R Medicine
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