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. 2013 Dec 1;14:181. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-181

Table 2.

Characteristics of the 17 participants and their booklet use

Participant number Gender Age Duration interview (minutes) Duration of complaints (years) OA severity (WOMAC) 1 Booklet use questionnaire 2 Booklet use interview 3
1
 F
 71
 51
 >10
 71
 Ynr
 R
2
 F
 85
 ?
 <1
 73
 Ynr
 U
3
 M
 67
 33
 1-5
 90
 Ynr
 R
4
 M
 67
 47
 5-10
 73
 N
 N
5
 M
 52
 30
 >10
 71
 Yo
 N
6
 F
 68
 45
 1-5
 82
 N
 N
7
 F
 63
 25
 1-5
 71
 N
 N
8
 M
 65
 58
 1-5
 84
 Yo
 U
9
 F
 69
 25
 >10
 79
 N
 R
10
 F
 59
 22
 <1
 61
 Yo
 R
11
 F
 67
 24
 1-5
 94
 Ynr
 U
12
 F
 60
 39
 5-10
 64
 Yo
 U
13
 M
 71
 55
 5-10
 55
 Yo
 R
14
 F
 59
 37
 >10
 89
 N
 R
15
 F
 71
 58
 5-10
 79
 Yo
 R
16
 F
 76
 20
 <1
 82
 Yo
 N
17 F 70 23 1-5 77 N R

1standardized WOMAC scores (from questionnaire). Higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.

2categorization based on answers given in the questionnaire.

3categorization based on answers given in the interview.

Abbreviations:F female, M male, ? data missing, Ynr Yes, but not recently, Yo Yes, occasionally, N Not ever, U User, R Reader, N Non-user.