Association between diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis: systematic literature review and meta-analysis

To investigate the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and prevalence of DM in patients with OA and whether OA and DM are associated.A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. We included cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies assessing the number of patients with DM and/or OA. The mean prevalence of OA among patients with DM and DM among patients with OA was calculated. Data from trials...