Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis Are Not Associated With Impaired Quadriceps Specific Strength in Adults

Objective To assess whether adults, aged 50-59 years, who are obese or moderately to severely obese have impaired quadriceps strength and muscle quality in comparison with adults who are not obese, both groups with and without knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design Cross-sectional observational study. Set...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PM & R 2011-04, Vol.3 (4), p.314-323
Hauptverfasser:	Segal, Neil A., MD, MS, Zimmerman, M. Bridget, PhD, Brubaker, Morgan, BS, Torner, James C., PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Body Mass Index Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Progression Female Humans Male Middle Aged Muscle Strength - physiology Muscle Strength Dynamometer Obesity, Morbid - complications Obesity, Morbid - physiopathology Obesity, Morbid - rehabilitation Osteoarthritis, Knee - etiology Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology Osteoarthritis, Knee - rehabilitation Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Prognosis Quadriceps Muscle - physiopathology Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective To assess whether adults, aged 50-59 years, who are obese or moderately to severely obese have impaired quadriceps strength and muscle quality in comparison with adults who are not obese, both groups with and without knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design Cross-sectional observational study. Setting Rural community acquired sample. Subjects Seventy-seven men and 84 women, aged 50-59 years. Methods Comparisons by using mixed models for clustered data (2 lower limbs per participant) between groups defined by body mass index (BMI) (
ISSN:	1934-1482 1934-1563
DOI:	10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.12.011