Escalating Burden of Osteoarthritis Among Asian Women: Regional Trends, BMI-Attributable Disability, and Projections to 2050
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) imposes a substantial and growing burden on women in Asia, yet comprehensive sex-specific and subregional analyses that incorporate causal inference and long-term forecasting remain limited. Objective This study quantified the burden of OA among Asian women from 1990 to 2023, characterize...