The relationship between obesity and primary Total Knee Replacement: A scoping review of the literature.

Background: Primary Total Knee Replacement (TKR) is one of the most commonly performed elective orthopaedic procedures globally. Many patients undergoing this type of surgery are overweight or obese. In the UK, clinical commissioning groups have imposed arbitrary Body Mass Index (BMI) thresholds for TKR surgery.

Associations of pre-pregnancy impaired fasting glucose and body mass index among pregnant women without pre-existing diabetes with offspring being large for gestational age and preterm birth: a cohort study in China.

Introduction: Associations of pre-pregnancy impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and body mass index (BMI) with large for gestational age (LGA) and preterm birth (PTB) have been poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the associations of maternal BMI, separately and together with pre-pregnancy IFG, with LGA and PTB in Chinese population. We also aimed to quantify these associations by maternal age.

Impacts of heart disease, depression and their combination on all-cause mortality in older people: a rural community-based cohort study in China.

Objective: To assess the impact of heart disease (HD) combined with depression on all-cause mortality in older people living in the community.

Design: A population-based cohort study.

Participants: We examined the data of 1429 participants aged ≥60 years recruited in rural areas in Anhui province, China.

Bereaved donor families' experiences of organ and tissue donation, and perceived influences on their decision making.

Purpose: To elicit bereaved families' experiences of organ and tissue donation. A specific objective was to determine families' perceptions of how their experiences influenced donation decision-making.

Methods: Retrospective, qualitative interviews were undertaken with 43 participants of 31 donor families to generate rich, informative data.