Assessment the association between Cigarette smoking and osteoarthritis in Mosul city

Abstract

Background: The most frequent type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Degenerative  joint  disease  is  often  known  as  "wear  and  tear" 
.arthritis. It most commonly affects the hands, hips, and knees Objective(s): The  objective  of this  study is  to  Assessment  the 
association between Cigarette smoking and osteoarthritis Patients and Method :In this research, a case-control study design was used in Ibn-Sena , Al-Salam Teaching  Hospital  and Mosul General  Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, from June 1, 2021 to September 30,  2021.  A  total  of  100  patient  with  knee  osteoarthritis  were included as cases in this study, with another 100 patient who did 
.not have knee osteoarthritis serving as controls Results:  The  findings  of  the  study suggest  that  gender  has  an impact on osteoarthritis. According to the findings, osteoarthritis strikes  older  women  more  frequently  than  it  does  in  men. 
 .Osteoarthritis is no associated with smoking Conclusion: The lack of a link between smoking and the risk of osteoarthritis of the knee, may be due to the nature of the sample, the majority of which are women who may not smoke, which is in 
.agreement with the literature Recommendations:  More  research  is  needed  on  the  metabolic consequences  of  smoking  on  knee  osteoarthritis  with  a  bigger sample size so that gender-based disparities in smoking habits and Knee Osteoarthritis incidence may be assessed.