Table 1 |
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Basal characteristics of the subjects in the study |
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Total |
K/L 1 |
K/L 2 |
P-value |
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n |
46 |
30 |
16 |
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Pain (-/+) |
30/16 |
22/8 |
8/8 |
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Gender (F/M) |
32/14 |
19/11 |
13/3 |
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Age |
67.5 |
67.4 |
68.0 |
0.31 |
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(y) |
7.1 (65.3 to 69.8) |
6.8 (64.8 to 69.9) |
8.3 (62.4 to 73.6) |
(-7.01 to 2.24) |
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BMI |
24.9 |
24.5 |
26.1 |
0.37 |
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(kg/m2) |
4.4 (23.6 to 26.3) |
4.3 (22.9 to 26.1) |
4.6 (23.0 to 29.2) |
(-4.74 to 1.49) |
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Pain VAS score (0 to 100) |
Pain (-) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 (0 to 0) |
0 (0 to 0) |
0 (0 to 0) |
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Pain (+) |
35.1 |
37.5 |
25.3 |
0.14 |
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12.9 (25.9 to 44.2) |
12.2 (27.2 to 47.7) |
14.0 (14.2 to 38.6) |
(-0.21 to 2.66) |
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F, female; K/L, Kellgren-Lawrence grade; M, male. Data are presented as the mean and SD (95% confidence interval (95% CI) of the mean). |
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Ishijima et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R22 doi:10.1186/ar3246 |
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