Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients in the control and osteoarthritis groups.
| Demographic Characteristics | Item | Control Group (n = 30) |
OA Group (n = 60) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (SD) | - | 66.40 (5.48) | 66.28 (4.98) | 0.784 |
| Sex (number) (%) |
Male | 17 (56.7) | 32 (53.3) | 0.940 |
| Female | 13 (43.3) | 28(46.7) | ||
| Height (cm) (SD) | - | 162.03 (6.11) | 160.40 (6.38) | 0.224 |
| Weight (kg) (SD) | - | 70.03 (8.62) | 69.33 (8.42) | 0.485 |
| History of chronic disease (number) (%) |
0 type | 7 (23.3) | 13 (21.7) | 0.380 |
| 1 type | 18 (60.0) | 28 (46.7) | ||
| 2 types | 5 (16.7) | 16 (26.7) | ||
| 3 types | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.0) | ||
| Low-income households (number) (%) |
0 (Not low) | 24 (80.0) | 36 (60.0) | 0.097 |
| 1 (Low) | 6 (20.0) | 24 (40.0) | ||
| Marital status (number) (%) |
Unmarried | 3 (10.0) | 6 (10.0) | 0.011 |
| Widowed | 8 (26.7) | 35 (58.3) | ||
| Married | 19 (63.3) | 19 (31.7) | ||
| Monthly disposable income (million NTD) (SD) |
- | 2.87 (1.21) | 1.83 (0.74) | <0.001 |
| Education (number) (%) |
Less than 9 years (≤9) | 12 (40.0) | 37 (61.7) | 0.040 |
| 9–12 years | 11 (36.7) | 19 (31.7) | ||
| More than 12 years (>12) | 7 (23.3) | 4 (6.7) | ||
| Number of insurances policies (number) (%) |
≤1 | 8 (26.7) | 34 (56.7) | 0.014 |
| >1 | 22 (73.3) | 26 (43.3) | ||
| VAS (mean) (SD) | - | NaN (NA) | 7.35 (1.01) | NA |
Statistically significant mean difference (p < 0.05). Values are expressed as the mean (SD: standard deviation).