|  | Sex | Age | Education | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Male | Female | P | < 60 | >= 60 | P | High | Low | P |
N | 123 | 97 | Â | 83 | 137 | Â | 125 | 95 | Â | |
WOMAC | Pain | 4.92 | 6.41 | ** | 4.65 | 7.11 | ** | 4.62 | 6.31 | ** |
 | Function | 6.44 | 5.26 | ** | 5.13 | 6.84 | ** | 4.91 | 6.43 | ** |
 | Stiffness | 5.59 | 6.01 | ** | 4.65 | 6.12 | ** | 4.36 | 5.86 | ** |
 | Global | 4.90 | 6.23 | ** | 8.86 | 6.52 | ** | 4.65 | 6.12 | ** |
GPs assessment | 3.43 | 4.94 | ** | 3.36 | 5.30 | ** | 3.06 | 4.88 | ** | |
x-ray | 2.55 | 2.85 | Â | 2.58 | 2.84 | ** | 2.45 | 2.86 | ** | |
AIMS | Physical | 3.25 | 4.43 | ** | 3.20 | 4.74 | ** | 3.09 | 4.26 | ** |
 | Affect | 3.83 | 4.81 | ** | 3.95 | 4.79 | ** | 3.90 | 4.55 | ** |
 | Symptom | 2.32 | 4.57 | ** | 2.16 | 5.22 | ** | 1.83 | 4.44 | ** |
 | Social | 4.08 | 5.02 | ** | 4.05 | 5.23 | ** | 4.16 | 8.28 | * |
 | Role | 1.74 (n = 74) | 2.72 (n = 35) |  | 2.06 (n = 97) | 1.98 (n = 12) | ** | 5.25 (n = 63) | 2.31 (n = 46) |  |