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2021-03-01
Godziuk, Kristine, Prado, Carla M., Beaupre, Lauren, Jones, C.Allyson, Werle, Jason, Forhan, Mary
Objective: Increased infection risk after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with a higher body mass index (BMI), particularly a BMI ≥40 kg/m2, suggests that BMI reduction (through weight loss) prior to TKA may be important. However, the impact of weight loss on TKA risk reduction is...
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Health researchers in Alberta: An exploratory comparison of defining characteristics and knowledge translation activities
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Newton, Mandi S., Estabrooks, Carole A., Norton, Peter, Birdsell, Judy M., Adewale, Adeniyi J., Thornley, Richard
Background: Canadian funding agencies are no longer content to support research that solely advances scientific knowledge, and key directives are now in place to promote research transfer to policy- and decision-makers. Therefore, it is necessary to improve our understanding of how researchers...
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Patient engagement in the design of an intervention to prevent muscle loss in individuals with knee osteoarthritis and a BMI ≥35
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Godziuk, Kristine, Prado, Carla M., Forhan, Mary
Objective Interventions for knee osteoarthritis (OA) in adults with a large body size [defined as a BMI≥35 kg/m2] often prioritize weight-loss, which may overshadow specific benefits for physical function, metabolic health, and body composition. As part of the development of a future clinical...
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Associations between self-reported weight history and sarcopenic obesity in adults with knee osteoarthritis
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Godziuk, Kristine, Prado, Carla M., Woodhouse, Linda J., Forhan, Mary
Objective: Examine associations between self-reported weight history and sarcopenic obesity in adults with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Self-reported weight history was collected from n=151 adults (58.9% female) with knee OA and a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 in a...
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2022-06-01
Montenegro, Julia, Simas Torres Klein, Márcia Regina, Bregman, Rachel, Prado, Carla M., Barreto Silva, Maria Inês
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a reduction in bone mineral density (BMD), but less is understood regarding the relation between BMD and muscle mass, especially in non-dialysis dependent-CKD (NDD-CKD). The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and...
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2022-09-01
Vieira, Flávio Teixeira, Godziuk, Kristine, Lamarca, Fernando, Melendez-Araújo, Mariana Silva, Lima, Ricardo Moreno, Prado, Carla M., de Carvalho, Kênia Mara Baiocchi, Dutra, Eliane Said
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to apply the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism/European Association for the Study of Obesity (ESPEN/EASO) consensus to identify sarcopenic obesity (SO) in adults mid to long-term post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) using both...
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Clinical screening and identification of sarcopenic obesity in adults with advanced knee osteoarthritis
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Godziuk, Kristine, Woodhouse, Linda J., Prado, Carla M., Forhan, Mary
Background and Aims: Sarcopenic obesity (defined as low muscle mass and strength with high adiposity) requires attention in adults with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA) due to implications on treatment outcomes. This study aimed to identify muscle function measures and patient characteristics...