Disparities Between Rural and Urban Communities: Response to 18 Months of Diet and Exercise Versus Control for Knee Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity
Among participants with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity, D + E compared to C led to similar pain outcomes in rural and urban dwellers that favored D + E. The possibility that there may be greater differential efficacy in functional outcomes among rural participants needs further study.
Authors
- Elena Losina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-0892)
- Shannon L. Mihalko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1270-2520)
- Jeffrey N. Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2104-4670)
- Daniel P. Beavers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4286-9463)
- Paul DeVita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-3378)
- Leigh F. Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6362-7220)
- Stephen P. Messier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-8459)
- Megan Monroe
- Richard F. Loeser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2832-6144)
- David John Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-752X)
- Sara A. Quandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2968-5459)
- Gary D. Miller
- Kate Queen
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Harvard University (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- Haywood Community College (US)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- Regional Medical Center (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25448
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- National Institutes of Health