1Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, AP
2Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Katuri Medical College, AP
*Corresponding Author: E-mail: mariyakumar7kakumanu@gmail.com
Online published on 4 February, 2016.
Osteo-arthritis is the most frequent cause of musculoskeletal disability. It is a common disorder of synovial joints characterised by destruction of hyaline articular cartilage, and reactive bone changes.
To show the relation between Osteo-arthritis and metabolic syndrome.
The components of metabolic syndrome like waist circumference, blood pressure, total triglycerides, HDL cholesterol and fasting glucose were measured.
HDL cholesterol levels between controls and cases were found to be highly significant.
The present study shows that there is increased association of adversely changed components of metabolic syndrome with osteo-arthritis.
Osteo-arthritis, metabolic syndrome, lipid profile, HDL, triglycerides
