Body mass index and risk of knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

Objectives Obesity is suggested to be a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA). This meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of knee OA in published prospective studies.Design Meta-analysis.Studies reviewed An extensive literature review was perfo...

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Main Authors: Huaqing Zheng, Changhong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/12/e007568.full
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