Osteoarthritis doubles risk of stroke: study
A meta-analysis shows patients are more at risk of other comorbidities too, including metabolic syndrome
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Patients with osteoarthritis have more than double the risk of stroke and are more prone to many other comorbidities than people without the condition, a meta-analysis shows.
In a study of comorbidities in osteoarthritis (OA), researchers found that 67% of people with the condition had at least one other chronic ailment and were 21% more likely than those with no OA to have any comorbidity.