Association of age, sex and BMI with the rate of change in tibial cartilage volume: a 10.7-year longitudinal cohort study

Abstract Background To describe the association of age, sex and body mass index with the rate of change of tibial knee cartilage volume over 10.7 years in a community-based sample of older adults. Methods Four hundred and eighty-one participants (49% female, mean age 60.8 years [range 51.1–79.7], 49...

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Main Authors: Guoqi Cai, Matthew Jiang, Flavia Cicuttini, Graeme Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-019-2063-z