Percent of adults age 60 years and over with radiographic knee osteoarthritis:
Total 37.4%, Men 31.2%, Women 42.1% (NHANES 1991-1994)
Source: Dillon CF, Rasch EK, Gu Q, Hirsch R.: Prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in the United States: arthritis data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1991-94. J Rheumatol. 2006 Nov;33(11):2271-9.
Percent of adults age 60 years and over with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis:
Total 8.0%, Men 6.7%, Women 8.9% (NHANES 1991-1994)