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Subjects with progressed jointsa
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Subjects with non-progressed jointsb
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p valuec
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Number of subjects
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26 (34 joints)
|
42 (72 joints)
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Male
|
3 (4 joints)
|
7 (14 joints)
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0.730 (0.413)d
|
Female
|
23 (30 joints)
|
35 (58 joints)
| |
Age
|
70.6 ± 9.4
|
71.7 ± 6.5
|
0.606
|
BMI
|
25.7 ± 2.8
|
25.2 ± 2.2
|
0.883
|
JKOM (total score)
|
63.6 ± 16.2
|
58.7 ± 15.1
|
0.389
|
K-L score
|
1.84 ± 0.64
|
1.85 ± 0.67
|
0.937
|
JSW (mm)
|
2.86 ± 1.18
|
3.18 ± 1.21
|
0.411
|
Osteophyte score
|
3.96 ± 2.18
|
3.71 ± 2.21
|
0.827
|
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asubjects who had at least one progressed joint; bsubejcts without progressed joints; cdetermined by Fischer's exact test; dsex ratio of subjects (joints). BMI: body mass index; JKOM: Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure (reference 26); JSW: joint space width; K-L score: Kellgren-Lawrence score (reference 5).