Comparative efficacy of different weight loss treatments on knee osteoarthritis: A network meta‐analysis

• Published in: Obesity reviews Vol. 22; no. 8; pp. e13230 - n/a
• Main Authors: Panunzi, Simona, Maltese, Sabina, De Gaetano, Andrea, Capristo, Esmeralda, Bornstein, Stefan R., Mingrone, Geltrude
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Arthritis; Bariatric Surgery; Biomedical materials; Body mass index; Body size; Body weight; Body weight loss; exercise; Female; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Hypocaloric diet; Knee; knee osteoarthritis; Lean body mass; low calorie diet; Male; Meta-analysis; Nutrient deficiency; Obesity; Obesity - therapy; Ontario; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Overweight; Pain; Physical exercise; questionnaires; risk; Sarcopenia; Stiffness; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Weight control; Weight Loss; Weight reduction; WOMAC; Ontario; WOMAC; weight loss; knee osteoarthritis; obesity

Summary The lifetime risk of developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis is 60% in subjects with obesity. It is unclear which is the best weight loss interventions leading to a meaningful improvement of osteoarthritis symptoms and clinical conditions in subjects with obesity. Our network meta‐analysi...