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In the same meta-analysis, 7.3 percent of 50-year-old women had radiographic thumb base osteoarthritis.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The prevalence of radiographic OA for the 50-year-old male and female participants was 5.8% and 7.3%, respectively, while the respective prevalence for 80-year-old male and female participants was 33.1% and 39.0%.”
The prevalence of radiographic thumb base osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis, MJW van der Oest et al., Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2021, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2021.03.004)- What it measures
- The meta-analysis pooled 16 general-population studies with 104 age and sex-specific prevalence rates. The figures count X-ray changes, not symptoms.
- What it does not show
- Radiographic change is common without pain. Symptomatic thumb arthritis is a smaller group.