Osteoarthritis and the metabolic syndrome: more evidence that the etiology of OA is different in men and women

Editorial

K M Huffman et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Jul.

. 2012 Jul;20(7):603-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.04.007. Epub 2012 Apr 19.

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Sex dimorphism in the association of cardiometabolic characteristics and osteophytes-defined radiographic knee osteoarthritis among obese and non-obese adults: NHANES III.
Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Sowers MR, Heeringa SG. Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Jul;20(7):614-21. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.02.644. Epub 2012 Apr 19. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012. PMID: 22521953 Free PMC article.

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