Table 3.
Gender differences in the level of pain and quality of life (mean (SD))
| Males | Females | P* | |
| WOMAC Categories | |||
| WOMAC - Pain (VAS Scale - cm) | 4.0 (2.4) | 4.6 (2.4) | 0.12 |
| WOMAC - Stiffness (VAS Scale - cm) | 3.4 (3.1) | 5.0 (4.3) | 0.12 |
| WOMAC - Function (VAS Scale - cm) | 4.0 (2.6) | 4.8 (2.6) | 0.11 |
| WOMAC Final Score (VAS Scale - cm) | 3.98 (2.4) | 4.78 (2.52) | 0.07 |
| SF-36 Categories | |||
| Physical Functioning | 47.75 (24.32) | 42.28 (25.16) | 0.22 |
| Role Limitation Due to Physical Health | 52.04 (40.45) | 37.95 (38.72) | 0.04 |
| Role Limitation Due to Emotional Health | 62.58 (42.29) | 55.82 (44.20) | 0.39 |
| Energy | 61.53 (18.60) | 49.93 (23.90) | 0.004 |
| Emotional Well Being | 74.04 (17.79) | 66.93 (21.00) | 0.04 |
| Social Functioning | 73.46 (26.22) | 67.62 (28.69) | 0.24 |
| Pain | 47.60 (26.76) | 42.01 (25.02) | 0.23 |
| General Health | 66.14 (18.21) | 57.71 (19.61) | 0.01 |
*P ≤ 0.05
WOMAC - 24 questions in a format of VAS scale. Five questions representing pain, two questions representing stiffness and 17 questions representing function. Lower scores indicate better conditions.
SF-36 quality of life health survey - the score range is between 0-100. Higher scores indicate a better condition.