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. 2012 Feb 6;13:12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-12

Table 3.

WOMAC category scores for pain, stiffness and physical function

Ex-elite table tennis
players n = 22
Control subjects
n = 22
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean difference 95% CI P value
WOMAC Pain 2.81 ± 1.25 0.82 ± 1.59 2.00 0.36-3.64 P = 0.02*
WOMAC Stiffness 0.63 ± 3.47 0.27 ± 0.55 0.36 -0.23-.29 P = 0.22
WOMAC Physical Function 5.95 ± 5.72 3.48 ± 4.28 2.47 -0.60-5.55 P = 0.11

*P ≤ 0.05 Student T-test

WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index