Differences between race and sex in measures of hip morphology: a population-based comparative study.
Edwards K., Leyland KM., Sanchez-Santos MT., Arden CP., Spector TD., Nelson AE., Jordan JM., Nevitt M., Hunter DJ., Arden NK.
OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to (i) identify differences in measures of hip morphology between four racial groups using anteroposterior (AP) hip x-rays, and (ii) examine whether these differences vary by sex. METHODS: 912 hip x-rays (456 individuals) from four racial groups (European Caucasians, American Caucasians, African Americans and Chinese) were obtained. Males and females (45-75 years) with no radiographic hip OA (Kellgren and Lawrence