Obesity and adiposity are associated with the rate of patella cartilage volume loss over 2 years in adults without knee osteoarthritis

AJ Teichtahl; Anita Wluka; Y Wang; F Hanna; DR English; GG Giles; Flavia M Cicuttini

Journal article

Obesity and adiposity are associated with the rate of patella cartilage volume loss over 2 years in adults without knee osteoarthritis

AJ Teichtahl, Anita Wluka, Y Wang, F Hanna, DR English, GG Giles, Flavia M Cicuttini

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2009

DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.093310

University of Melbourne Researchers

Graham Giles Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Dallas English Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Related Projects (1)

Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Health Interventions And Dna Studies

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Awarded by NHMRC Public Health ( Australia)

Funding Acknowledgements

The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study recruitment was funded by VicHealth and The Cancer Council Victoria. This study was funded by a programme grant ( 209057) and enabling grant ( 396414) from the National Health and Medical Research Council and was further supported by infrastructure provided by the Cancer Council Victoria. YW and AEW are the recipients of NHMRC Public Health ( Australia) fellowships ( NHMRC 465142 and 317840, respectively).