Christiansen MB, Thoma LM, Master H, et al
The Journal of Rheumatology|October 5, 2020

The present study was conducted to explore an 8-year variation in waist circumference (WC) with the risk of incident low physical function over 1 year in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis. Researchers applied data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. They assessed variation in WC from study enrollment (0 month) to the 96-month visit and classified as Increase (≥ 5cm gain) or Maintain (< 5cm gain). The risk of incident low physical function was increased by increasing WC in the following year. The results considered that maintaining WC may mitigate developing low physical function.

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