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The Mediating Effect of Leptin on the Relationship Between Body Weight and Knee Osteoarthritis in Older Adults

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2014

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Angela Fowler‐Brown, Dae Hyun Kim, Ling Shi, Edward R. Marcantonio, Christina C. Wee, Robert H. Shmerling, Suzanne G. Leveille
Arthritis & Rheumatology

Abstract

We found that almost half of the association between elevated BMI and knee OA could be explained by the inflammatory adipokine leptin.

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