TABLE 2. Comparison of continuous variables between obese individuals with or without OA.

	With OA (n=80)	Without OA (n=23)	p
Age	41.3 ± 12.1	35.3 ± 8.9	0.020*
Weight	121.5 ± 26.6	134.4 ± 38.2	0.193
Height	1.61 ± 0.20	1.66 ± 0.11	0.262
BMI	45.1 ± 9.3	48.1 ± 10.7	0.424
WOMAC total	41.1 ± 19.8	29.3 ± 22.9	0.017*
WOMAC pain	9.0 ± 4.3	5.7 ± 4.9	0.004*
WOMAC stiffness	3.2 ± 2.3	2.0 ± 2.2	0.026*
WOMAC function	28.9 ± 14.4	21.7 ± 16.4	0.046*
VAS moment	44.9 ± 33.6	33.7 ± 33.4	0.174
VAS 3-days	61.2 ± 30.8	38.4 ± 34.8	0.011*

*p<0.05. OA=osteoarthritis; BMI=body mass index; VAS=visual analogue scale; WOMAC=Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities questionnaire