Knee pain in young adult women- associations with muscle strength, body composition and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee pain is studied mostly in older age groups, although in young adults it may be an indicator of future impaired musculoskeletal health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between knee pain and thigh muscle strength in young adult women and to explore the associations between muscle strength, body composition, physical activity and knee pain.

Methods

The PEAK-25 cohort consists of women aged 25 at baseline (N=1064). At the 10-year follow-up n=728 attended for DXA-measured body composition and muscle strength assessment and n=797 answered the questionnaire on health and lifestyle. Independent samples t-test was used to compare women with and without knee pain, Spearman correlation was used to test the longitudinal associ

SUBMITTER: Ericsson YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380389 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature