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Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis and Contributing Factors to Current Arthritic Pain in South Korean Older Adults

Kyoung Min Lee, Chin Youb Chung, Ki Hyuk Sung, Seung Yeol Lee, Sung Hun Won, Tae Gyun Kim, Young Woo Choi, Soon-Sun Kwon, Yeon Ho Kim, Moon Seok Park

Yonsei Medical Journal · 2014 · 37 citations · 38 references

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Higher BMI, lack of weekly moderate intensity activity, and unfavorable subjective health status were significant factors contributing to current arthritic pain. More attention needs to be paid to psychiatric effects on osteoarthritis and joint related pain.

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