Inverse association of the systemic immune-inflammation index with serum anti-ageing protein Klotho levels in individuals with osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study

• Jinlong Zhao ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶☯ JZ, YL and LZ are Co-first authors

  Affiliations The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China, The Research Team on Bone and Joint Degeneration and Injury of Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

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• Yinhua Lai ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  ¶☯ JZ, YL and LZ are Co-first authors

  Affiliation The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China

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• Lingfeng Zeng ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  ¶☯ JZ, YL and LZ are Co-first authors

  Affiliations The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China, The Research Team on Bone and Joint Degeneration and Injury of Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

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• Guihong Liang,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation

  Affiliations The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China, The Research Team on Bone and Joint Degeneration and Injury of Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

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• Xiao Jin,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

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• Hetao Huang,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China

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• Minghui Luo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: luominghui3062@163.com (ML); gzucmliujun@foxmail.com (JL)

  Affiliation The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China

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• Jun Liu

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: luominghui3062@163.com (ML); gzucmliujun@foxmail.com (JL)

  Affiliations The Research Team on Bone and Joint Degeneration and Injury of Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Second Chinese Medicine Hospital (Guangdong Province Engineering Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1943-3880

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