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A sex- and site-specific relationship between body mass index and osteoarthritis: evidence from observational and genetic analyses.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Jun 2023
Zhang L, Zhang W, Wu X, Cui H, Yan P, Yang C, Zhao X, Xiao J, Xiao C, Tang M, Wang Y, Chen L, Liu Y, Zou Y, Zhang L, Yang Y, Yao Y, Li J, Liu Z, Yang C, Zhang B, Jiang X
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OBJECTIVE: We primarily aimed to investigate whether there are phenotypic and genetic links underlying body mass index (BMI) and overall osteoarthritis (OA). We then intended to explore whether the relationships differ across sexes and sites. METHOD: We first evaluated the phenotypic association between BMI and overall OA using data from the UK Biobank. We then investigated the genetic relationship leveraging...
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