Table 1.

Comparison of the demographics

	Meniscectomy group (n = 90)	Conservative group (n = 56)	P-value
Sexa (M/F)	31 / 59	17 / 39	0.61
Ageb (y)	55.5 ± 8.6	57.7 ± 8.1	0.13
BMIb (kg/m2)	25.5 ± 3.8	25.4 ± 2.0	0.84
Follow-up durationb (y)	6.4 ± 3.7	6.1 ± 4.0	0.60

^aPearson’s chi-square test, ^bIndependent t-test. Data are presented median ± standard deviation. The P-values reflect the results of inter-group comparisons, with p < 0.05 indicating significance.BMI Body mass index;