This systematic review explored associations between smoking and health outcomes
involving the musculoskeletal system. AMSTAR criteria were followed. A comprehensive …

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the overall prevalence of symptomatic knee
osteoarthritis (OA) in China by conducting a meta-analysis. Methods: Six databases were …

Objective To investigate the association between smoking and the risk for knee osteoarthritis
(OA). Design Cohort, case–control, and cross-sectional studies were obtained from the …

Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are both diseases of joints, but they have very
different etiologies. Osteoarthritis is a disease assumed to result from wear and tear over …

To examine the cross-sectional associations of the serum uric acid level and hyperuricemia
(HU) with the radiographic features of osteoarthritis (OA), including osteophytes (OST) and …

Objective To examine the correlation between dietary selenium (Se) intake and the
prevalence of osteoporosis (OP) in the general middle-aged and older population in China …

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and a very common
disease of elderly. It is one of the leading causes of disability. The present study was …

Objective. To establish whether there is a relationship between serum magnesium (Mg)
concentration and radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. There were 2855 …

Objective To examine the cross-sectional associations between dietary magnesium (Mg)
intake and radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA), joint space narrowing (JSN), and …

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent chronic joint disease in China. The aim
of this study was to examine the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and knee …