Table 1.
Patient Demographics
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Total (n=182) |
Acute (< 6 months) (n=92) |
Chronic (≥ 6 months) (n=90) |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 48.9 (12.0) | 49.1 (11.9) | 48.7 (12.1) |
| BMI (8 missing) | 29.1 (6.2) | 28.9 (6.2) | 29.3 (6.2) |
| Duration of Symptoms (months) | 14.1 (23.1) | 3.1 (1.8) | 25.7 (28.8) |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
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| Gender | |||
| Female | 124 (68.1%) | 57 (61.3%) | 67 (75.3%) |
| Male | 58 (31.9%) | 36 (38.7%) | 22 (24.7%) |
| Unilateral Symptoms | |||
| Right | 66 (36.3%) | 43(46.2%) | 23(25.8%) |
| Left | 77 (42.3%) | 38 (40.9%) | 39 (43.8%) |
| Bilateral symptoms | 39 (21.4%) | 12 (12.9%) | 27 (30.3%) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 13(7.1%) | 6 (6.5%) | 7 (7.9%) |
| Heart disease | 12 (6.6%) | 5 (5.4%) | 7 (7.9%) |
| Inflammatory Arthropathy | 5 (2.7%) | 1 (1.1%) | 4 (4.5%) |
| Tobacco use current (4 missing) | 10 (5.5 %) | 7 (7.8%) | 3 (3.4%) |
| Tobacco use ever (4 missing) | 51 (28.0%) | 32 (34.4%) | 19 (21.3%) |