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. 2015 Sep 25;10(9):e0138492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138492

Table 3. Knee Osteoarthritis and Rheumatic Pain at Different Body Sites of the 4056 Respondents in Shantou, 2012.

    KOA Peripheral   Knee     Neck Lumbar Shoulder Elbow Foot
    M F T M F T M F T   M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T
NE N 78 178 256 202 363 565 116 246 362 84 131 215 60 124 184 46 87 133 17 48 65 30 33 63
Pr.% 6.9 14.76 11 17.9 30.1 24.2 10.3 20.4 15.5 7.3 10.9 9.2 5.3 10.3 7.9 4.1 7.2 5.7 1.5 4.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7
Sd% 4.6 10.8 7.64 13.4 * & 23.8 $ 18.5 $ 7.4 * 15.4 $ 11.3 $ 5.8 * $ 9.6 $ 7.6 $ 4.3 * $ 8.0 $ 6.1 $ 2.9 * 5.5 $ 4.2 $ 1.3 * & 2.9 $ 2.1 $ 1.8 1.7 1.7
E N 40 125 165 90 176 266 69 129 198 20 47 67 18 39 57 17 20 37 3 5 8 35 13 48
Pr.% 4.9 13.86 9.6 11.0 19.5 15.5 8.4 14.2 11.5 2.4 5.2 3.9 2.2 4.3 3.3 2.1 2.3 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 4.3 1.4 2.8
Sd% 3.22 9.41 6.26 8.9 * 14.9 11.9 6.5 * 11.2 8.9 1.8 # 3.7 2.8 1.4 * 3.5 2.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 2.9 # 1.1 2.0
Total N 118 303 421 292 539 831 185 375 560 104 178 282 78 163 241 63 107 170 10 53 73 65 46 111
Pr.% 6.06 14.37 10.38 15.0 25.6 20.5 9.4 17.8 13.8 5.4 8.5 7.0 4.0 7.7 5.9 3.2 5.1 4.2 1.0 2.5 1.8 3.3 2.2 2.7
  Sd% 3.97 10.35 7.1 11.5 20.2 15.7 7.0 * 13.5 10.2 4.3 * 4.2 * 7.1 5.6 3.1 * 6.0 4.5 2.4 # 3.9 3.1 0.9 1.8 1.4 2.2 1.4 1.8

Abbreviations: E = building with elevators; F = female; M = male; N = number; N-E = building without elevators; T = total; Pr. = prevalence; Sd. R = standardized rate; Comparison with female

* = P < 0.01

# = 0.01 < P < 0.05; Comparison with buildings with elevators

$ = P < 0.01

& = 0.01 < P < 0.05