The associations between BMI and WC and incident rKOA using restricted cubic splines* A. Men (n = 1,017)
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B. Women (n = 1,757)
* Adjusted for age and race; knots at 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th percentiles; Percentiles Men: BMI (kg/m2) = 22.2, 25.3, 27.7, 30.8, 36.4; WC(cm) = 84, 94, 100,
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The associations between BMI and WC and rKOA progression using restricted cubic splines* C. Men (n = 109)
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D. Women (n = 261)
*Adjusted for age and race; knots at 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th percentiles; Percentiles Men: BMI (kg/m2) = 21.6, 26.0 28.3, 32.6, 39.7; WC (cm) = 86, 96, 102, 111, 125, Women: BMI (kg/m2) = 22.3, 27.8, 32.1 37.7 48.0; WC (cm) = 78, 90, 101, 113, 126
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