Article
Obesity, metabolic abnormality, and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study in Korean women.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Mar 2015
Lee Sunggun, Kim Tae-Nyun, Kim Seong-Ho, Kim Yong-Gil, Lee Chang-Keun, Moon Hee-Bom, Koh Eun-Mi, Yoo Bin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to analyze the association between knee osteoarthritis and four body size phenotypes defined by the presence or absence of metabolic abnormality and obesity. MEHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using data from 1,549 female participants of the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Knee osteoarthritis was defined as a Kellgren-Lawrence grade of ≥ 2....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
