The association of knee osteoarthritis and premature mortality in the community: an international individual patient level meta-analysis in six prospective cohorts
Leyland K., Gates LS., Sanchez-Santos MT., Prieto-Alhambra D., Judge A., Collins G., Cleveland R., Felson D., Jordan JM., Callahan LF., Nevitt M., Hosnijeh FS., Van Meurs JBJ., Jones G., Newton JL., Batt M., Altman D., Cooper C., Arden NK.
To combine individual participant data (IPD) from major international population-based cohorts, using harmonised OA data, to assess whether subjects with knee OA have an increased association with premature mortality.