Letter to the Editor: Mediating effect of lower extremity muscle on the relationship between obesity and osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly women in Korea: based on the 2009–2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Jinyue Chen, Haozhu Chen · 2024
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Jinyue Chen and Haozhu Chen write a 2024 letter to the editor about a study of obesity, leg muscle, and knee arthritis in Korean women. The study under discussion used national survey data from 2009 to 2011. It asked whether leg muscle mass sits between body weight and joint damage.
The letter sums up the study's findings with approval. Knee arthritis was more common in obese women, and leg muscle carried a small part of the link between weight measures and joint grading. The writers note this hints that stronger legs may soften the risk that weight brings. They then raise comments, starting with the limits of a one-time survey design for proving cause and effect.
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| CREATOR | Jinyue Chen, Haozhu Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |