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			Men
	65–74	75–84	85 over	65–74	75–84	85 over
WOMAC
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