Table I.
WPS, morning stiffness and use of drugs among InCHIANTI Study participants aged 65 and over reporting HP, according to gender and age-class
Women
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Men
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65–74 | 75–84 | 85 over | 65–74 | 75–84 | 85 over | |
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Pain while walking (0–4) (M ± SD) | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 1.1 ± 1.3 | 1.0 ± 1.0 | 1.7 ± 0.8 |
Pain climbing/descending stairs (0–4) (M ± SD) | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 1.6 ± 0.8 |
Pain in bed (0–4) (M ± SD) | 1.0 ± 1.3 | 0.5 ± 0.9 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 1.2 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Pain sitting/laying down (0–4) (M ± SD) | 1.1 ± 1.1 | 1.1 ± 1.1 | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 0.6 ± 1.0 | 1.4 ± 0.7 |
Pain standing up (0–4) (M ± SD) | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.3 ± 0.8 | 0.6 ± 0.8 |
WPS (0–20) (M ± SD) | 6.1 ± 3.5 | 5.9 ± 3.7 | 7.7 ± 4.2 | 4.2 ± 3.7 | 3.5 ± 2.0 | 5.3 ± 2.1 |
Morning stiffness (% HP+ or KP+) | 26.9 | 29.0 | 66.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
Use of NSAID (% HP+ or KP+) | 23.1 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 16.7 |