Body fat is associated with increased and lean mass with decreased knee cartilage loss in older adults: A prospective cohort study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 822-827

  Ding, C ^a,b   Stannus, O ^a   Cicuttini, F ^b   Antony, B ^a   Jones, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

body fat; cartilage volume; lean mass; osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARTILAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; TIBIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84882270524     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.136     Document Type: Article

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