Obesity causes serious medical complications and impairs quality of life. Moreover, in older
persons, obesity can exacerbate the age-related decline in physical function and lead to …

Over the last 2 decades, assessment of patient health status has undergone a dramatic
paradigm shift, evolving from a predominant reliance on biochemical and physical …

A habit can be defined as a learned behavioral response to a situational cue. The repeated
performance of a behavior in a specific context leads to the development of a behavioral …

Obesity is associated with a range of disabling musculoskeletal conditions in adults. As the
prevalence of obesity increases, the societal burden of these chronic musculosketelal …

Objectives. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability, particularly in the elderly.
The factors determining disability remain unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the …

A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted in nationally representative probability
sample of non-Hispanic white subjects, non-Hispanic African American subjects, and …

Osteoarthritis (OA), a leading cause of disability and pain, affects 32.5 million Americans,
producing tremendous economic burden. Although some findings suggest that racial/ethnic …

This study has used the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
(WOMAC) in an unsolicited postal questionnaire to investigate the impact of knee pain and …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a key outcome in arthritis, but few
population-based studies have examined the relationship of specific arthritic conditions …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine whether physical exercise constitutes a benefit or a
risk in the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE …