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Table 3 Pain regression (dependent variable was pain with gait speed 0 to 20 NRS)

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

Predictor variable

β

Standard error

P value

All subjects:

   

Pain at rest

0.400

0.096

< 0.001

Knee extension

0.193

0.057

0.001

State anxiety

0.075

0.042

0.081

PPT

-0.005

0.002

0.024

 

F value

Significance

Model fit

Overall model

12.713

< 0.001

R2 = 0.241

Women:

   

Pain at rest

0.421

0.103

< 0.001

Knee extension

0.243

0.062

< 0.001

PPT

-0.010

0.004

0.018

Women only model

15.295

< 0.001

R2 = 0.267

Men:

   

Pain at rest

0.422

0.151

0.007

PPT

-0.005

0.003

0.086

Men only model

6.408

0.003

R2 = 0.181

  1. NRS = numerical rating scale; PPT = pressure pain threshold.