Table 1.

Characteristics of patient participants* ^†

	Women (N = 70)	Men (N = 41)
Age (years) Mean (Standard deviation)	72 (8.2)	70 (9.6)
Marital status
Married	24 (34)	16 (39)
Divorced	18 (26)	11 (27)
Widowed	12 (17)	5 (12)
Other	16 (23)	9 (22)
Education level
Completed college	25 (36)	14 (34)
Completed graduate school	21 (30)	13 (32)
SF-36, Physical function Mean (Standard error)	38 (25.1)	39 (17.9)
WOMAC, Physical function Mean (Standard error)	22 (15.9)	24 (17.3)
WOMAC, Pain Mean (Standard error)	25 (17.6)	24 (19.2)

*Values represent N (%), except where otherwise noted.

^†There were no significant differences in characteristics by gender.