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The Association of an Increasing Waist Circumference and Risk of Incident Low Physical Function in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Meredith B. Christiansen, Louise M. Thoma, Hiral Master, Dana Voinier and Daniel K. White
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2020, jrheum.190876; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190876
Meredith B. Christiansen
Supported by US National Institutes of Health grants (R21 R21AR071079, K12 HD055931, and U54-GM104941). M.B. Christiansen, Research Assistant, DPT, D. Voinier, Research Assistant, DPT, D.K. White, Associate Professor, ScD, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, and Biomechanics and Movement Science Interdisciplinary Program, University of Delaware, Delaware; L.M. Thoma, Assistant Professor, PhD, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; H. Master, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Address correspondence to M.B. Christiansen, STAR Health Sciences Complex, 540 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: mbchrist@udel.edu. Accepted for publication February 28, 2020.
Louise M. Thoma
Supported by US National Institutes of Health grants (R21 R21AR071079, K12 HD055931, and U54-GM104941). M.B. Christiansen, Research Assistant, DPT, D. Voinier, Research Assistant, DPT, D.K. White, Associate Professor, ScD, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, and Biomechanics and Movement Science Interdisciplinary Program, University of Delaware, Delaware; L.M. Thoma, Assistant Professor, PhD, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; H. Master, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Address correspondence to M.B. Christiansen, STAR Health Sciences Complex, 540 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: mbchrist@udel.edu. Accepted for publication February 28, 2020.
Hiral Master
Supported by US National Institutes of Health grants (R21 R21AR071079, K12 HD055931, and U54-GM104941). M.B. Christiansen, Research Assistant, DPT, D. Voinier, Research Assistant, DPT, D.K. White, Associate Professor, ScD, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, and Biomechanics and Movement Science Interdisciplinary Program, University of Delaware, Delaware; L.M. Thoma, Assistant Professor, PhD, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; H. Master, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Address correspondence to M.B. Christiansen, STAR Health Sciences Complex, 540 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: mbchrist@udel.edu. Accepted for publication February 28, 2020.
Dana Voinier
Supported by US National Institutes of Health grants (R21 R21AR071079, K12 HD055931, and U54-GM104941). M.B. Christiansen, Research Assistant, DPT, D. Voinier, Research Assistant, DPT, D.K. White, Associate Professor, ScD, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, and Biomechanics and Movement Science Interdisciplinary Program, University of Delaware, Delaware; L.M. Thoma, Assistant Professor, PhD, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; H. Master, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Address correspondence to M.B. Christiansen, STAR Health Sciences Complex, 540 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: mbchrist@udel.edu. Accepted for publication February 28, 2020.
Daniel K. White
Supported by US National Institutes of Health grants (R21 R21AR071079, K12 HD055931, and U54-GM104941). M.B. Christiansen, Research Assistant, DPT, D. Voinier, Research Assistant, DPT, D.K. White, Associate Professor, ScD, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, and Biomechanics and Movement Science Interdisciplinary Program, University of Delaware, Delaware; L.M. Thoma, Assistant Professor, PhD, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; H. Master, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Address correspondence to M.B. Christiansen, STAR Health Sciences Complex, 540 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: mbchrist@udel.edu. Accepted for publication February 28, 2020.
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
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The Association of an Increasing Waist Circumference and Risk of Incident Low Physical Function in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Meredith B. Christiansen, Louise M. Thoma, Hiral Master, Dana Voinier, Daniel K. White
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2020, jrheum.190876; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190876