Table 1.
Baseline analysis on general information of patients with knee osteoarthritis in three groups
| Index | Zhuanggu group (n = 136) | Combination group (n = 138) | Celecoxib group (n = 140) | Statistics | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (miss = 0), n (%) | 1.56* | 0.458 | |||
| Male | 31 (23) | 26 (19) | 35 (25) | ||
| Female | 105 (77) | 112 (81) | 105 (75) | ||
| Ethnic group (miss = 0), n (%) | 2.05* | 0.359 | |||
| Han | 135 (99) | 138 (100) | 140 (100) | ||
| Minorities | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 55 ± 7 | 55 ± 8 | 56 ± 8 | 1.21† | 0.299 |
| Height (cm), mean ± SD | 160 ± 7 | 160 ± 6 | 161 ± 7 | 0.16† | 0.854 |
| Weight (kg), mean ± SD | 62 ± 8 | 61 ± 8 | 61 ± 10 | 0.55† | 0.578 |
| Allergy history (miss = 0), n (%) | 0.00* | 0.999 | |||
| No | 132 (97) | 134 (97) | 136 (97) | ||
| Yes | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) |
*: χ2 values; †: F values. SD: Standard deviation.