Combined effects of reproductive and hormone factors and obesity on the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain among middle-aged or older Chinese women: a cross-sectional study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Min Zhou (लेखक), Jianghao Chen (लेखक), Dongming Wang (लेखक), Chunmei Zhu (लेखक), Youjie Wang (लेखक), Weihong Chen (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one form of degenerative arthritis that results from the breakdown of cartilage and underlying bone. The prevalence of KOA is considerably higher in women than in men; however, the reason for this difference has not been thoroughly elucidated to date....