Table 1.

Sample characteristics n=31

Variable	Mean (sd)
Age in years	56.9 (9.3)
BMI	31.2 (9.9)
Duration of OA diagnosis in years	4.4 (3.2)
WOMAC pain subscale score (0–20)	8.8 (3.1)
Daily diary reports
Pain (1–100)	50.9 (20.5)
Stress (1–4)	1.3 (0.5)
Fatigue (0–100)	43.0 (26.5)
Pain catastrophizing (1–5)	1.9 (0.9)
Negative affect (1–5)	1.4 (0.6)
Positive affect (1–5)	2.7 (1.1)
	N (%)
Marital status – cohabitation	15 (48.4)
Post secondary education or higher	25 (80.6)
Income > 40,000	14 (46.7)
Medications
NSAIDS	10 (32.3)
Cox 2	4 (12.9)
Anxiolytics	4 (12.9)
Antidepressants	10 (32.3)
Analgesics	9 (29.0)
Anticonvulsants	3 (9.7)
Blood pressure	7 (22.6)
Thyroid	7 (22.6)
Hormones	17 (54.8)
Hypnotics	4 (12.9)
Steroids	3 (9.7)