Obesity
Research conducted at University of Western Ontario has provided new information about obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 3rd, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, "Five hundred fifty patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty between 1987 and 2004 with a primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis and 1-year outcome data (Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index [WOMAC]) were evaluated. Patients were stratified into body mass index categories based on the World Health Organization classification of obesity."
"Patients were dichotomized into a class III morbidly obese group and a non-morbidly obese group. Independent t test and multivariable linear regression were used to determine if a difference existed in the 1-year WOMAC outcome between...
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