Risk prediction model for knee pain in the Nottingham community: a Bayesian modelling approach

Background Twenty-five percent of the British population over the age of 50 years experiences knee pain. Knee pain can limit physical ability and cause distress and bears significant socioeconomic costs. The objectives of this study were to develop and validate the first risk prediction model for incident knee pain in the Nottingham community and validate this internally within the Nottingham cohort and externally within the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) cohort. Methods A total of 1822 participants from the Nottingham community who were at risk for knee pain were followed for 12 years. Of th... Mehr ...