Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and goniometry values of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and control subjects.
| OA group (n = 50) | Control group (n = 50) | p Value | |
| Gender (female/male) | 44/6 | 44/6 | 1 |
| Age (years)* | 56 (30–63) | 57 (34–65) | 0.147 |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 29.09 (16.92–41.33) | 28.17 (17.22–35.49) | 0.082 |
| Knee deformity (varus/valgus) | 39/11 | 33/17 | 0.097 |
| Lower limb dominance (R/L) | 27/23 | 42/8 | 0.181 |
| Knee flexion R (degrees) | 96 (82–100) | 120 (95–125) | <0.001* |
| Knee flexion L (degrees) | 92 (90–100) | 119 (95–125) | <0.001* |
| Knee extension R (degrees) | 2.5 (0–5) | 0 | 0.781 |
| Knee extension L (degrees) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hip flexion R (degrees) | 89 (67–105) | 100 (90–125) | <0.001* |
| Hip flexion L (degrees) | 87 (76–102) | 102 (90–123) | <0.001* |
| Hip extension R (degrees) | 8 (4–10) | 9 (7–10) | 0.835 |
| Hip extension L (degrees) | 7 (4–9) | 9 (7–10) | 0.623 |
| Hip adduction R (degrees) | 9 (8–13) | 9 (6–15) | 0.789 |
| Hip adduction L (degrees) | 9 (7–10) | 9 (7–15) | 0.912 |
| Hip abduction R (degrees) | 36 (24–43) | 40 (33–45) | 0.345 |
| Hip abduction L (degrees) | 34 (21–40) | 40 (33–44) | 0.428 |
| Hip medial rotation R (degrees) | 32 (19–42) | 40 (33–45) | 0.278 |
| Hip medial rotation L (degrees) | 31 (19–37) | 40 (33–45) | 0.134 |
| Hip lateral rotation R (degrees) | 32 (15–40) | 41 (39–45) | 0.278 |
| Hip lateral rotation L (degrees) | 31 (15–38) | 40 (36–44) | 0.189 |
*
Median (range); BMI = body mass index; R = right; L = left; p = p value between groups.