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The Causal Relationship Between Body Mass Index and the Risk of Osteoarthritis

Journal

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 2227-2237

Publisher

DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S314180

Keywords

osteoarthritis; body mass index; Mendelian randomization

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The study used Mendelian randomization to explore the causal effect of body mass index (BMI) on osteoarthritis. Three different statistical methods consistently showed a positive association between BMI and the increased risk of osteoarthritis. The results indicated that BMI might be causally associated with the risk of osteoarthritis.
Objective: The study aimed to explore the causal effect of body mass index (BMI) on osteoarthritis. Methods: The genome-wide association data of BMI and osteoarthritis were obtained via the Mendelian randomization (MR)-base platform. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with BMI were identified and used as instrumental variables, and the causal relationship between BMI and osteoarthritis was examined using the two-sample MR research method. Three statistical methods including inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method, weighted median estimator, and MR-Egger regression were employed. Results: A total of 79 SNPs significantly associated with BMI were identified in the study (P<5x10(-8); linkage disequilibrium r(2) <0.1). Consistent association between BMI and osteoarthritis was observed when evaluated by different methods (IVW: odds ratio (OR) 1.028, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.021-1.036; weighted median estimator: OR 1.028, 95% CI 1.019-1.037; MR-Egger regression: OR 1.028, 95% CI 1.009-1.046), which suggests that BMI is positively associated with increased risk of osteoarthritis. There was no evidence that the observed causal effect between BMI and the risk of osteoarthritis was affected by genetic pleiotropy (MR-Egger intercept 1.3x10(-5), P=0.959). Conclusion: The MR analysis provided the strong evidence to indicate that BMI might be causally associated with the risk of osteoarthritis.

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