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Association of body mass index with knee cartilage damage in an asymptomatic population-based study.

Alvin KengEric C SayreAli GuermaziSavvakis NicolaouJohn M EsdaileAnona ThorneJoel SingerJacek A KopecJolanda Cibere
Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2017)
MRI-detected knee cartilage damage was highly prevalent in this asymptomatic population-based cohort. We report a trend towards significance of BMI with cartilage damage severity. Subjects with abnormal current BMI (≥25) had a 3-fold increased odds of cartilage damage ≥2, compared to those with normal BMI. This study lends support towards the role of obesity in the pathogenesis of knee cartilage damage at an asymptomatic stage of disease.
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