Table 1.
Basal characteristics of the patients in this study
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 23 |
| K/L grading | Two grade 2 patients |
| Two grade 3 patients | |
| 19 grade 4 patients | |
| Age (y) | 74.4 (64.0–86.0) (6.3, 71.9–77.0) |
| Gender (F/M) | 21/2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0 (19.6–28.8) (2.5,22.3–25.2) |
| Disease duration (month) | 140.6 (10.0–324.0) (80.8,107.2–173.9) |
| JSW (mm) | 1.16 (0–5.0) (1.52, 0.50–1.81) |
| FTA (º) | 186.3 (175.0–197.0) (6.0, 183.7–188.9) |
| JKOM | 52.3 (7–81) (21.5, 43.0–61.6) |
BMI body mass index, K/L Kellgren-Lawrence grade, JSW joint space width, FTA femoro-tibial angle, JKOM Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis measure
Data are presented as <upper lane> the mean (minimum–maximum) and <lower lane> (standard deviation [SD], 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of the mean)
* indicates that p value was less than 0.05