The relationships of blood lead level, body mass index, and osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women

Objectives It is unclear whether blood lead level (BLL) is associated with osteoarthritis (OA). The objectives of this study were to address the relationship between BLL and OA and to assess whether degree of obesity, evaluated as body mass index (BMI), mediates BLL-related OA. Study design This study was performed using data obtained from 884 postmenopausal women (≥55 years old) in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...