Body mass index, occupational activity, and leisure-time physical activity: an exploration of risk factors and modifiers for knee osteoarthritis in the 1946 British birth cohort

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (kOA) risk is increased by obesity and physical activities (PA) which mechanically stress the joint. We examined the associations of midlife kOA with body mass index (BMI) and activity exposure across adult life and their interaction. METHODS: Data are from a UK birth...

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Autores principales: Martin, Kathryn R, Kuh, Diana, Harris, Tamara B, Guralnik, Jack M, Coggon, David, Wills, Andrew K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23883324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-219

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23883324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-219

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