Table 1.
Characteristics of all participants
|
Mean (SD) (range) Total (n = 30) |
|
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62.4 (6.8) (51.2-79.6) |
| Height (m) | 1.6 (0.06) (1.52-1.76) |
| Weight (kg) | 99.4 (14.5) (79.1-144.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 36.8 (6.0) (29.4-57.3) |
| Sedimentation rate 2 | 16.0 (12.0; 23.0) (5.0-48.0) |
| C-reactive protein 2 | 5.0 (2.6; 7.5) (1.0-12.6) |
| Pain (mm) | 197.6 (96.0) (26.0-344.0) |
| Disability (mm) | 660.2 (345.6) (58.0-1365.0) |
| Stiffness (mm) | 88.8 (46.5) (0.0-170.0) |
| Total index (mm) | 944.7 (438.2) (205.0-1866.0) |
| Median (range) Total (n = 30) |
|
| Kellgren Lawrence Score | |
| Medial | 2 (0-4) |
| Lateral | 1 (0-3) |
| Patellofemoral | 2 (0-4) |
| Total | 5 (0-9) |
| MRI score | |
| BML | 2 (0-2) |
| Cartilage | 4 (0-7) |
| Effusion | 3 (0-9) |
| Synovitis | 3 (0-6) |
| Total score | 9 (0-20) |
1 Sum of visual analogue scale scores; WOMAC-pain-index of 500 mm, -disability-index of 1700 mm, -stiffness-index of 200 mm and -total-index of 2400 mm (se text in article under Symptom assessment)
2 Showed a Non-Gaussian distribution, thus presented as median (interquartile range)