Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study
Background: Articular surface size is traditionally considered to be a relatively stable trait throughout adulthood. Increased joint size reduces bone and cartilage tissue strains. Although physical activity (PA) has a clear association with diaphyseal morphology, the association between PA and arti...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/345937 2024-01-07T09:45:29+01:00 Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study Junno, Juho-Antti Keisu, Asla Niemelä, Maisa Modarress Julin, Marella Korpelainen, Raija Jämsä, Timo Niinimäki, Jaakko Lehenkari, Petri Oura, Petteri Department of Forensic Medicine Faculty of Medicine 2022-07-06T10:33:08Z 7 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/345937 eng eng BMC 10.1186/s12891-022-05475-7 Junno , J-A , Keisu , A , Niemelä , M , Modarress Julin , M , Korpelainen , R , Jämsä , T , Niinimäki , J , Lehenkari , P & Oura , P 2022 , ' Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study ' , BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders , vol. 23 , no. 1 , 517 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05475-7 ORCID: /0000-0001-5637-3971/work/133139935 32c69d11-fdf5-42bd-9cbd-48d449bd00db http://hdl.handle.net/10138/345937 000803935400001 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Accelerometer Anthropometry BONE SIZE EXERCISE Epidemiology Finland Knee MASS Radiography 3126 Surgery anesthesiology intensive care radiology Article publishedVersion 2022 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:05:57Z Background: Articular surface size is traditionally considered to be a relatively stable trait throughout adulthood. Increased joint size reduces bone and cartilage tissue strains. Although physical activity (PA) has a clear association with diaphyseal morphology, the association between PA and articular surface size is yet to be confirmed. This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the role of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) in knee morphology in terms of tibiofemoral joint size. Methods: A sample of 1508 individuals from the population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 was used. At the age of 46, wrist-worn accelerometers were used to monitor MVPA (≥3.5 METs) during a period of two weeks, and knee radiographs were used to obtain three knee breadth measurements (femoral biepicondylar breadth, mediolateral breadth of femoral condyles, mediolateral breadth of the tibial plateau). The association between MVPA and knee breadth was analyzed using general linear models with adjustments for body mass index, smoking, education years, and accelerometer weartime. Results: Of the sample, 54.8% were women. Most individuals were non-smokers (54.6%) and had 9-12 years of education (69.6%). Mean body mass index was 26.2 (standard deviation 4.3) kg/m2. MVPA was uniformly associated with all three knee breadth measurements among both women and men. For each 60 minutes/day of MVPA, the knee breadth dimensions were 1.8-2.0% (or 1.26-1.42 mm) larger among women (p < 0.001) and 1.4-1.6% (or 1.21-1.28 mm) larger among men (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Higher MVPA is associated with larger tibiofemoral joint size. Our findings indicate that MVPA could potentially increase knee dimensions through similar biomechanical mechanisms it affects diaphyseal morphology, thus offering a potential target in reducing tissue strains and preventing knee problems. Further studies are needed to confirm and investigate the association between articulation area and musculoskeletal health. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 23 1 |
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Accelerometer Anthropometry BONE SIZE EXERCISE Epidemiology Finland Knee MASS Radiography 3126 Surgery anesthesiology intensive care radiology Junno, Juho-Antti Keisu, Asla Niemelä, Maisa Modarress Julin, Marella Korpelainen, Raija Jämsä, Timo Niinimäki, Jaakko Lehenkari, Petri Oura, Petteri Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study |
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Background: Articular surface size is traditionally considered to be a relatively stable trait throughout adulthood. Increased joint size reduces bone and cartilage tissue strains. Although physical activity (PA) has a clear association with diaphyseal morphology, the association between PA and articular surface size is yet to be confirmed. This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the role of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) in knee morphology in terms of tibiofemoral joint size. Methods: A sample of 1508 individuals from the population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 was used. At the age of 46, wrist-worn accelerometers were used to monitor MVPA (≥3.5 METs) during a period of two weeks, and knee radiographs were used to obtain three knee breadth measurements (femoral biepicondylar breadth, mediolateral breadth of femoral condyles, mediolateral breadth of the tibial plateau). The association between MVPA and knee breadth was analyzed using general linear models with adjustments for body mass index, smoking, education years, and accelerometer weartime. Results: Of the sample, 54.8% were women. Most individuals were non-smokers (54.6%) and had 9-12 years of education (69.6%). Mean body mass index was 26.2 (standard deviation 4.3) kg/m2. MVPA was uniformly associated with all three knee breadth measurements among both women and men. For each 60 minutes/day of MVPA, the knee breadth dimensions were 1.8-2.0% (or 1.26-1.42 mm) larger among women (p < 0.001) and 1.4-1.6% (or 1.21-1.28 mm) larger among men (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Higher MVPA is associated with larger tibiofemoral joint size. Our findings indicate that MVPA could potentially increase knee dimensions through similar biomechanical mechanisms it affects diaphyseal morphology, thus offering a potential target in reducing tissue strains and preventing knee problems. Further studies are needed to confirm and investigate the association between articulation area and musculoskeletal health. Peer reviewed |
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Junno, Juho-Antti Keisu, Asla Niemelä, Maisa Modarress Julin, Marella Korpelainen, Raija Jämsä, Timo Niinimäki, Jaakko Lehenkari, Petri Oura, Petteri |
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Junno, Juho-Antti Keisu, Asla Niemelä, Maisa Modarress Julin, Marella Korpelainen, Raija Jämsä, Timo Niinimäki, Jaakko Lehenkari, Petri Oura, Petteri |
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Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study |
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Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study |
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Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study |
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Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study |
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Accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged Finns - a population-based study |
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accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with knee breadth in middle-aged finns - a population-based study |
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