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. 2008 May 28;466(9):2201–2208. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0315-3

Table 1.

Preoperative characteristics

Characteristics Total OA Group (n = 80) Hip OA (n = 36) Knee OA (n = 44) p Value
Age (years) 61.8 ± 11.2 61.5 ± 12.8 62.1 ± 9.7 0.818
Gender (women; %) 58.8 63.9 54.5 0.401
Body mass index (kg/m2) 29.6 ± 5.5 26.6 ± 4.2 32.1 ± 5.3 0.000
Side of surgery (left; %) 48.8 52.8 45.5 0.517
Indication for surgery (number; %) Primary OA: 32 (88.9) Primary OA: 40 (90.9)
Secondary OA: 4 (11.1) Secondary OA: 4 (9.1)
Kellgren and Lawrence (number; %) No OA : 0 (0) No OA: 0 (0)
Doubtful: 2 (5.6) Doubtful: 0 (0)
Mild: 2 (5.6) Mild: 2 (4.5)
Moderate: 10 (27.8) Moderate: 13 (29.5)
Severe: 22 (61.1) Severe: 29 (65.9)

Values are mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated; OA = osteoarthritis.