Obese men are at risk of inflammation of the hip and knee joints

Overweight or obese men may need hip replacement for osteoarthritis more than normal weight men, the study was published online in the chronic arthritis chronicles. .

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Overweight people are known to have more knee osteoarthritis, but this is the first study to show that being overweight is a risk factor for meningitis in men and not women.

The researchers compared the body mass index (BMI) of 1,473 Icelanders - who had ever changed their hip or knee bones, with BMI of 1,103 people who did not have joint replacement surgery. All were born from 1910 to 1939.

They found that overweight women (BMI> 25) could not replace hip bones more than normal weight women, but men could. More than 70% of men who are obese (MBI> 30) may have hip replacement surgery.

Both men and women who are overweight may have much more knee replacement surgery, and the more fat the person is, the more likely it is. Men who are obese are 5 times more likely to change their bones than normal people, while women are 4 times more likely to become osteoporosis.

The study said: 'The study has demonstrated a strong link between BMI and comprehensive knee replacement in both genders, but for a complete hip replacement, the relationship with BMI is weaker, and may be negligible for women. "