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Table 3 Subject characteristics and hip function assessments; hip osteoarthritis patients with MJS ≤/> 2 mm

From: Sagittal plane gait characteristics in hip osteoarthritis patients with mild to moderate symptoms compared to healthy controls: a cross-sectional study

 

MJSa ≤2.0 mm (n=28)

MJSa >2.0 mm (n=20)

MEAN DIFFERENCE (95% CI)

P-VALUE (TEST USED)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

  

Age (years)

60.0

9.56

57.8

9.46

2.2 (−3.42 to 7.80)

0.437(â–¡)

Height (cm)

173.5

9.36

170.5

6.57

3.0 (−0.02 to 0.08)

0.224(â—Š)

Weight (kg)

75.3

12.12

70.3

12.03

5.0 (−2.12 to 12.12)

0.164(â–¡)

Body Mass Index

24.9

3.23

24.1

3.48

0.8 (−1.14 to 2.79)

0.404(â–¡)

Target joint MJS a

1.2

0.71

2.9

0.43

−1.7 (−2.08 to −1.37)

<0.001(â—Š)

Harris Hip Score

77.3

8.26

79.5

8.02

−2.2 (−6.98 to 2.65)

0.370(â–¡)

WOMAC b

      

 WOMAC pain

27.7

18.69

22.1

17.07

5.6 (−5.01 to 16.26)

0.272(â—‹)

 WOMAC function

25.9

17.96

17.5

12.76

8.4 (−1.05 to 17.83)

0.152(â—‹)

 WOMAC stiffness

34.5

23.0

28.7

22.96

5.8 (−7.78 to 19.31)

0.305(â—‹)

HIP ROM (°)

      

 Flexion

117.7

17.46

126.7

16.58

−9.0 (−19.01 to 1.14)

0.081(â–¡)

 Extension

−0.3

7.95

2.5

9.32

−2.8 (−7.84 to 2.23)

0.267(â–¡)

 Abduction

21.5

10.68

26.3

8.69

−4.8 (−10.55 to −1.13)

0.026(â—‹)

 Adduction

21.9

7.02

25.7

7.49

−3.8 (−8.06 to −0.45)

0.049(â—‹)

 Internal rotation

28.9

14.87

35.9

14.80

−7.0 (−15.84 to 1.65)

0.094(â—‹)

 External rotation

22.0

11.65

27.5

14.17

−5.5 (−12.97 to 2.07)

0.151 â–¡)

Muscle strength (Nm/BW*100 c)

      

 Hip flexion

118.9

43.66

123.2

24.57

−4.3 (−26.07 to 17.53)

0.669(â—‹)

 Hip extension

195.1

82.11

200.2

46.55

−5.1 (−46.20 to 35.89)

0.784(â—‹)

 Knee flexion

90.2

31.69

84.3

22.30

5.9 (−10.84 to 22.57)

0.483(â—‹)

 Knee extension

141.1

43.05

146.9

24.71

−5.8 (−27.47 to 15.85)

0.806(â–¡)

  1. a: Minimal joint space.
  2. b: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.
  3. c: Newton meter/body weight*100.
  4. □: Student’s t-test.
  5. ◊: Welch’s t-test.
  6. ○: Mann–Whitney U-test.