Table 2 Characteristics of study group at baseline.
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Variable | Overall (n = 914) | Knee OA: OS progressors (n = 89) | Knee OA: OS non‐progressors (n = 44) | Knee OA: JSN progressors (n = 51) | Knee OA: JSN non‐ progressors (n = 97) | |||||
Age (years) | 54.1 (6.0) | 57.6 (5.3) | 56.1 (6.2) | 55.2 (5.5) | 53.9 (6.5) | |||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.6 (4.2) | 27.7 (4.2) | 27.8 (5.5) | 26.4 (4.6) | 26.0 (4.2) |
Values are mean (SD).
BMI, body mass index; JSN, joint space narrowing; OA, osteoarthritis; OS, osteophytes.