Combined effects of reproductive and hormone factors and obesity on the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain among middle-aged or older Chinese women: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one form of degenerative arthritis that results from the breakdown of cartilage and underlying bone. The prevalence of KOA is considerably higher in women than in men; however, the reason for this difference has not been thoroughly elucidated to date....

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Glavni autori: Min Zhou, Jianghao Chen, Dongming Wang, Chunmei Zhu, Youjie Wang, Weihong Chen
Format: Članak
Jezik:English
Izdano: BMC 2018-10-01
Serija:BMC Public Health
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Online pristup:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6114-1