Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the study population.

Variables	Licofelone group (n = 69)	Naproxen group (n = 70)
Age (yrs)	61 ± 9	61 ± 8
Sex (% female)	74%	61%
BMI (kg/m2)	32.3 ± 5.8	31.2 ± 5.7
Lateral cartilage volume at baseline (mm3)	6095.5 ± 1594.7	6364.1 ± 1822.0
Lateral cartilage volume changes at 24 months (%)	−4.70 ± 4.16%	−6.40 ± 4.14%
Medial cartilage volume at baseline (mm3)	5523.0 ± 1503.3	5690.0 ± 1640.0
Medial cartilage volume changes at 24 months (%)	−7.58 ± 5.15%	−8.25 ± 6.01%

Results are shown as mean ± SD except for sex which was shown as percentage for females.