Male female ratio in musculoskeletal disorders

• Most of the musculoskeletal disorders are more prevalent in females.
  • Osteoarthritis of knee
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Connective tissue disorders like lupus
• Some are equally prevalent in males and females
  • Neck and back pain
  • Osteoarthritis of hip
  • Seronegative spondyloarthritis
• A few have a male preponderance
  • Gout

Ref: Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine, 22nd Edition, p1060