The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a multi-center, longitudinal, prospective observational cohort study of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The OAI is a natural history database for osteoarthritis that will include clinical evaluation data, radiological (x-ray and magnetic resonance) images, and a biospecimen repository from 4700 men and women ages 45-79 enrolled between February, 2004 and May, 2006.
Years Available: 2006
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
Methods: Clinical assessment
Sampling Design:
Sample Size 4,700
Unit of Observation: Individual
Limitations
Data Format: SAS
Data Publisher: Coordinating Center, UCSF
URL:
http://www.oai.ucsf.edu/datarelease/
Variables:
Local Contact:
Michael C. Nevitt, PhD mnevitt@psg-ucsf.org