Separate and combined influence of body mass index and waist circumference on arthritis and knee osteoarthritis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1223-1228

  Janssen, I ^a   Mark, A E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Body mass index; Knee osteoarthritis; NHANES; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33746503045     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803287     Document Type: Article

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