Table 1.
Personal characteristics of the study sample (n = 103)
| Characteristics | Mean (standard deviation) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.64 (10.04) |
| Weight (Kg) | 78.33(15.4) |
| Height (m) | 1.64(6,23) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 28,78(6,34) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 7 (6.80%) |
| Felame | 96 (93.20%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 12 (11.65%) |
| Married | 53 (51.45%) |
| Divorced | 17 (16.50%) |
| Widower | 21 (20.40%) |
| Evel of education | |
| Complete primary education | 11 (10.67%) |
| Incomplete secondary education | 15 (14.56%) |
| Complete secondary education | 38 (36.90%) |
| Incomplete higher education | 15 (14.56%) |
| Complete higher education | 16 (15.55% |
| Complete postgraduate | 8 (7.76%) |
| Professional activity | |
| Active | 67 (65.05%) |
| Inactive | 36 (34.95%) |
| Affected limb | |
| Right | 39 |
| Left | 43 |
| Bilateral | 21 |
| Diagnostic time (Years) | 11,02 |
| NRPS | 6,16(2,53) |
| SV – WOMAC knee | |
| Pain | 7,50(3,55) |
| Physical Function | 15,37(7,48) |
| WOMAC | |
| Pain | 9,42 (4,54) |
| Stiffness | 4,0 (2,01) |
| Physical Function | 32,17 (13,37) |
| IKDC | 33,69(16,82) |
| SF 36 | |
| Functional capacity | 33,49 (26,32) |
| Physical aspects | 33,98 (15,62) |
| Pain | 27,11 (17,41) |
| General health status | 43,39 (22,31) |
| Vitality | 42,91 (13,69) |
| Social aspects | 53,76 (22,87) |
| Emotional aspects | 56,95 (10,62) |
| Mental health | 51,37 (12,54) |
NRPS Numeric rating scale, SV-WOMAC Short version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, SF 36 Short Form Health Survey