Arterial hypertension and abdominal adiposity effects on knee osteoarthrosis clinics in females

Abstract

To assess the effects of arterial hypertension (AH) and abdominal adiposity (AA) on gonarthrosis clinics, three groups of females, according to AH and/or adiposity presence, were examined. Even mild AH affected gonarthrosis clinics. The most unfavorable combination of AH and AA affected not only anthropometric parameters, intracardial hemodynamics, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism abnormalities, but also gonarthrosis clinical manifestations, increasing severity of pain syndrome and joint functional insufficiency.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• adiposity
• gonarthrosis