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

• Главные авторы: Min Zhou (Автор), Jianghao Chen (Автор), Dongming Wang (Автор), Chunmei Zhu (Автор), Youjie Wang (Автор), Weihong Chen (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: 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....