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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Sep 1.
Published before final editing as: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 Jun 4:10.1002/art.70240. doi: 10.1002/art.70240

Table 1:

Baseline participant characteristics and imputed peripheral blood cell composition, discovery (CyTOF) cohort.

Age (mean±SD), years Sex (%female) BMI (mean±SD), kg/m2 Race / Ethnicity
Caucasian African-American Multi-racial Hispanic/Latino Baseline radiographic KLG Baseline WOMAC pain
Discovery (CyTOF) cohort
Healthy controls (HC) (n=12) 52.8±9.7 64% 35±6 100% 0% 0 1 (9%) n/a n/a
All OA (n=21) 59.9±11 67% 30±7 95% 0% 0 1 (5%) 2±1 4.6±3.2
OA radiographic progressors (n=6) 59.2±10 17% 29±5 83% 0% 17% 0 2±2 4.2±2.9
OA non-radiographic progressors (n=15) 60.1±11 87% 31±8 100% 0% 0 0 2±2 4.7±3.3
OA pain progressors (n=6) 59.9±2.5 33% 31±2 100% 0% 0 1 (7%) 2±2 4.6±0.9
OA non-pain progressors (n=15) 59.8±6.0 73% 30±2 93% 0% 7% 0 2±1 4.5±1.3
Single cell ATAC-Seq cohort
HC (n=6) 50±13 17% 31±6 83% 0% 13% 14% n/a n/a
All OA (n=12) 53±13 59% 30±6 92% 0% 8% 8% 2±2 4.3±3.6
RP (n=6) 55±13 17% 29±5 83% 0% 17% 17% 2±1 4.3±2.8
Non-RP (n=6) 52±14 100% 31±6 100% 0% 0% 0% 2±1 4.5±4.5
Confirmation cohort (DNA methylation imputation)
HC n=234 61±9 68% 29±5 86% 13% 1% 0.4% n/a n/a
All OA n=489 62±9 64% 32±6 73% 25% 2% 0.4% 2±1 3.5±3.9
RP n=158 64±8 62% 33±7 71% 28% 1% 1% 2±1 4.4±4.4
PP n=91 59±9 63% 31±5 70% 30% 0% 1% 2±1 2.8±2.9
Non-RP/PP n=240 62±9 66% 31±6 76% 22% 2% 0% 2±1 3.2±3.8

Values presented in mean±SD. P values by Student t-test (continuous data, normally distributed), Chi square test + Fisher’s exact (categorical data). KLG = -Kellgren Lawrence grade, JSW = joint space width (mm), WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index subscores.