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POW ARCHIVE WEEK: Papers: 8 Feb 2020 - 14 Feb 2020
STUDY TYPE:Human Studies
DATE PUBLISHED: 2020 Feb 10
JOURNAL:Arthritis Rheumatol
PUBMED: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32039565?dopt=Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) and pain are both made more severe by low-grade inflammation. We examined whether visceral fat, a major source of inflammatory cytokines and adipokines, was associated with an increased risk of knee OA or of musculoskeletal pain.