- Chinese and Japanese women have an increased likelihood of developing OA (1.5 times and 2 times increased chance respectively)
- Increased incidence of OA with increasing age
- Women after menopause are twice as likely to get OA than men
- Incidence of OA due to heritability/poor genetics is only 10 to 30%
- People with osteoporosis have a reduced incidence of developing OA
