The association between basal metabolic rate and osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization study

• Main Authors: Jingyu Zhou (Author), Peng Wei (Author), Feng Yi (Author), Shilang Xiong (Author), Min Liu (Author), Hanrui Xi (Author), Min Ouyang (Author), Yayun Liu (Author), Jingtang Li (Author), Long Xiong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The role of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) in osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear, as previous retrospective studies have produced inconsistent results. Therefore, we performed a Mendelian randomization (MR) study to systematically investigate the causal relationship between the...