OBJECTIVE: To report contemporary estimates of the prevalence of knee-related osteoarthritis
(OA) outcomes in African Americans and Caucasians aged > or = 45 years. METHODS: …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the lifetime risk of symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN:
We analyzed data from the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project [a longitudinal population-…

Objective. To report contemporary estimates of the prevalence of hip-related osteoarthritis (OA)
outcomes in African Americans and Caucasians aged ≥ 45 years. Methods. Weighted …

Objective To characterize serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) levels by age
and gender for a radiographically defined population free of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), …

Objective Previous descriptions of potential biomarkers of osteoarthritis (OA) have been limited
to Caucasians. In the present study, we examined associations between serum levels of …

Objective Serum hyaluronan (HA) has been proposed as a potential biomarker of
osteoarthritis (OA). We examined associations between serum HA and radiographic OA in an …

OBJECTIVE: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in serum is used as a marker of risk
for cardiovascular disease (CVD); however CRP is a non-specific acute phase reactant. We …

Objective: To compare potential risk factors for uterine leiomyomata (UL) subtypes among
premenopausal African American and Caucasian women. Methods: This cross-sectional study …

Introduction The WHO established the MPOWER policy package to boost the implementation
of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2008 and to …

Aims: To investigate the association between the presence and characteristics of uterine
leiomyomata (UL) and self-reported stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods: The study …