Table 1.
Demographic information and patient-reported outcome measures for men and women with patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis and women without patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis.
| Patellofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis |
Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n=24) | Women (n=43) | Women (n = 14) | |
| Age (years) | 57 ± 12 | 55 ± 9 | 55 ± 7 |
| Height (m) | 1.76 ± 0.09 | 1.64 ± 0.06 | 1.63 ± 0.06 |
| Mass (kg) | 86 ± 14 | 72 ± 11 | 63 ± 11 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.5 ± 3.7 | 26.5 ± 4.0 | 23.6 ± 3.7 |
| Walking speed (m s-1) | 1.37 ± 0.13 | 1.41 ± 0.14 | 1.35 ± 0.17 |
| TF Joint OA K/L gradea | |||
| 0 | 9 (38 %) | 14 (33 %) | 10 (71 %) |
| 1 | 6 (25 %) | 12 (28 %) | 4 (29 %) |
| 2 | 9 (38 %) | 17 (40 %) | 0 |
| PF Joint OA K/L gradea | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1 | 5 (21 %) | 8 (19 %) | – |
| 2 | 16 (67 %) | 19 (44 %) | – |
| 3 | 2 (8 %) | 7 (16 %) | – |
| 4 | 1 (4 %) | 9 (21 %) | – |
| KOOS | |||
| Pain | 65 ± 14 | 64 ± 16 | – |
| Symptoms | 67 ± 18 | 62 ± 16 | – |
| Activities of daily living | 77 ± 14 | 71 ± 18 | – |
| Sports/recreation | 46 ± 23 | 44 ± 24 | – |
| Quality of life | 47 ± 12 | 41 ± 16 | – |
All data reported as means ± standard deviations unless indicated. a data reported as number (%).
BMI, body mass index; K/L, Kellgren and Lawrence; KOOS, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; OA, osteoarthritis; PF, patellofemoral; TF, tibiofemoral.
KOOS score range 0 – 100 (0 = worst symptoms and 100 = no symptoms).