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Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rheumatology, ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION-RATE, SKELETAL-MUSCLE, PHYSICAL FUNCTION, QUADRICEPS WEAKNESS, INTERLEUKIN-6, OLDER, INFLAMMATION, WOMEN, IL-6, HIP, Aged, Blood Sedimentation, C-Reactive Protein, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Knee Joint, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle Strength, Netherlands, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Quadriceps Muscle, Time Factors, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1107 Immunology, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, Arthritis & Rheumatology, 3202 Clinical sciences, 3204 Immunology

Abstract:

The aims of this study were to examine the associations of elevated serum c-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) with change in muscle strength in patients with established knee osteoarthritis (OA), over two years.