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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Geriatr Med. 2014 Oct 7;31(1):67–87. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.08.019

Table 1.

Risk Factors for OA and Diabetes. Data from references102–104

Risk Factors for OA Risk Factors for Diabetes

  • Female

  • History of joint injury

  • Osteoporosis / reduced bone mineral density

  • Occupational or repetitive joint stress

  • High risk ethnic or racial group (African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander)

  • Family history of diabetes

  • History of gestational diabetes or giving birth to an infant > 9 pounds

  • Sedentary lifestyle
Risk Factors Common for OA and Diabetes

  • Age

  • Overweight or obese (BMI > 25)

  • Age

  • Overweight or obese (BMI > 25)

  • Hypertension*

  • Dyslipidemia*

  • Impaired glucose tolerance*

  • Hypertension

  • Dyslipidemia (low high-density lipoprotein and/or high triglyceride)

  • Impaired glucose tolerance (prediabetes)
*

Risk factors that need further validation