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Sex Differences in Spinal Osteoarthritis in Humans and Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Spine, 05/16/2012
Duncan AE et al. – The appearance of sex differences in the prevalence of osteoarthritis is most likely a proxy measure for the effect of body mass. Sex differences were apparent in monkeys due to the fact that males are significantly heavier than females. No sex difference in prevalence was apparent in humans, and there is substantial overlap in body mass between men and women. Differences in the location of osteoarthritic involvement along the spine between men and women were obscured when only average scores were examined.