Table 1.
Baseline population characteristics of studied population
| Characteristic | n = 189 | Progressor n = 43 |
Non-progressor n = 146 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) mean +/- SD | 63.5 +/- 9.0 | 64.2 +/- 8.7 | 63.2 +/- 9 |
| - Age 41-60, n (%) | 72 (38) | 16 (37) | 56 (38) |
| - Age 60-70, n (%) | 117 (62) | 27 (63) | 90 (62) |
| Female, n (%) | 131 (69) | 26 (60) | 105 (72) |
| Height, mean +/- SD | 1.69 +/- .08 | 1.69 +/- .08 | 1.69 +/- .08 |
| Weight, mean +/- SD | 78.8 +/- 12.5 | 80 +/- 11.5 | 78.5 +/- 12.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean +/- SD | 27.7 +/- 4.0 | 27.9 +/- 3.3 | 27.7 +/- 4.2 |
| K-L score 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| K-L score 1 | 95 | 6 | 89 |
| K-L score 2 | 57 | 21 | 36 |
| K-L score 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 |
K-L score = Kellgren and Lawrence.