Self-reported osteoarthritis, ethnicity, body mass index, and other associated risk factors in postmenopausal women - Results from the women's health initiative

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1736-1743

  Wright, Nicole C ^a,b   Riggs, Gail Kershner ^c   Lisse, Jeffrey R ^c   Chen, Zhao ^b  

^a University of Arizona ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Risk factors; Self reported OA; WHI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 51249110359     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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