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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025

Association between relative fat mass and risk of arthritis: a study based on populations in China and the United States.

Yang Yang, Yuanfan Li, Ruixing Shui, Dapeng Li

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Yang YangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Yuanfan LiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Ruixing ShuiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Dapeng LiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.

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Abstract

This study examined the association between relative fat mass (RFM) and the prevalence of arthritis in two distinct populations: one from China and the other from the United States. The findings indicated a non-linear relationship between RFM and the development of arthritis. A robust positive correlation was identified in the US male population, while no such correlation was observed in the Chinese male population. In the American female population, a non-linear correlation was observed between RFM and arthritis, with elevated RFM below the threshold of 35.85 exhibiting a modest decrease in the risk of arthritis, and elevated RFM above the threshold demonstrating a substantial increase in the risk of arthritis. A similar trend was observed in Chinese women; however, the protective effect was not significant below the threshold (

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arthritisCHARLSNHANESobesityRFM

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