Table 2. Osteoarthritis symptom severity vs. comorbid severity.
| Disorder | Severity of disorder |
P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Classification of hypertension | ||||||
| VAS | 5.25±0.44 | 6.81±0.83 | 7.30±0.66 | 7.43±0.51 | n/a | 0.000 |
| HSS | 49.80±2.67 | 45.06±5.62 | 43.30±5.86 | 43.79±3.02 | n/a | 0.000 |
| HAMD | 6.35±2.70 | 7.88±3.61 | 9.75±4.76 | 9.71±3.24 | n/a | 0.009 |
| Number of metabolic disorders | ||||||
| VAS | 5.00±0.00 | 5.25±0.46 | 6.28±0.84 | 7.36±0.70 | 7.63±0.52 | 0.000 |
| HSS | 53.50±1.29 | 49.63±2.13 | 48.00±1.94 | 41.76±5.49 | 42.63±3.29 | 0.000 |
| HAMD | 5.25±0.500 | 5.75±1.49 | 6.32±2.43 | 10.28±4.07 | 12.75±2.71 | 0.000 |
An association between severity of hypertension and the number of metabolic disorders is clearly evident. A higher VAS and HAMD indicates worse symptoms while the inverse is true for the HSS. P, P value; VAS, visual analogue scale; HSS, hospital for special surgery knee score; HAMD, Hamilton depression score.