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Table 1 Demographics

From: Women with knee osteoarthritis have more pain and poorer function than men, but similar physical activity prior to total knee replacement

  

Women

Men

P value

Sample (n = 208)

66.3% (n = 138)

33.7% (n = 70)

 

Age

61.92 (10.03)

61.66 (9.92)

0.86

Race

White

93.48%

92.86%

0.23

 

Black

4.35%

2.86%

 
 

Other

2.17%

1.43%

 

Marital status

Married

55.80%

60%

0.54

 

Single

35.51%

31.43%

 

Education

High school

30.43%

28.57%

0.80

 

College

60.14%

61.43%

 

Income

US$0 to US$19,999

28.26%

14.29%

0.05

 

US$20,000 to US$39,999

17.39%

21.43%

 
 

US$40,000 to US$59,999

13.77%

11.43%

 
 

US$60,000+

23.19%

37.14%

 

Duration of knee pain (months)

0 to 35 months

23.19%

25.71%

0.86

 

36 to 59 months

19.57%

21.43%

 
 

> 60 months

56.52%

52.86%

 

OA grade

3

32.61%

18.57%

0.03*

 

4

60.14%

74.29%

 

Contralateral knee pain

78.26%

72.86%

0.39

Contralateral knee OA

14.49%

15.71%

0.84

BMI

35.43 (7.59)

33.19 (6.59)

0.04*

Pain at rest (0 to 20)

3.77 (4.36)

2.67 (3.81)

0.08

Non-opiate medication (acetaminophen equivalent)

980.84 (1,107.9)

681.79 (1,048.53)

0.06

Opiate medication (morphine equivalent)

6.76 (15.71)

3.86 (12.19)

0.14

  1. BMI = body mass index; OA = osteoarthritis.
  2. * = significance < 0.05