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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample separated by gender (n = 1021)
| Gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (347/34.0%) | Female (674/66.0%) | |||
| mean | SD/% | mean | SD/% | |
| Age | 65.16 | 14.75 | 66.64 | 15.33 |
| Duration of OA (years) | 14.80 | 16.18 | 13.13 | 11.09 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 28.39 | 4.26 | 28.12 | 5.16 |
| Educational Level (1–3)** | 2.61 | 1.11 | 2.38 | 0.83 |
| Married/Living in partnership** | 278 | 80.1 (%) | 376 | 55.8 (%) |
| Retired | 233 | 67.1 (%) | 482 | 71.5 (%) |
| Radiographic severity (Kellgren score)* | 2.76 | 0.92 | 2.53 | 0.77 |
| IPAQ score (MET/week) | 2356.2 | (1982.5) | 2108.3 | (1879.6) |
| No. of comorbid conditions (0–10) | 2.20 | 1.81 | 2.24 | 1.65 |
| PHQ-9 score | 15.33 | 4.76 | 15.95 | 4.63 |
| Comorbidities | n | % | n | % |
| High blood pressure** | 181 | 52.1 | 384 | 56.9 |
| Elevated cholesterol | 124 | 35.7 | 245 | 36.3 |
| Diabetes | 57 | 16.4 | 120 | 17.8 |
| Chronic Heart Failure | 63 | 18.1 | 131 | 19.4 |
| CVD | 62 | 17.8 | 70 | 10.3 |
| Ulcer/Gastritis | 77 | 22.1 | 146 | 21.6 |
| Asthma/COPD | 34 | 9.8 | 64 | 9.5 |
| Renal Insufficiency | 23 | 6.6 | 33 | 4.9 |
| Cancer | 21 | 6.1 | 16 | 2.4 |
| Stroke | 16 | 4.6 | 30 | 4.4 |
| Quality of life (AIMS2-SF dimensions): | ||||
| Lower body ** | 2.39 | 1.71 | 2.98 | 2.08 |
| Upper body | 1.38 | 2.33 | 1.54 | 2.22 |
| Symptom ** | 4.49 | 2.17 | 5.12 | 2.18 |
| Affect ** | 2.60 | 1.28 | 3.10 | 1.36 |
| Social | 4.75 | 1.95 | 4.61 | 1.76 |
| Work * (126 women/89 men) | 3.08 | 2.67 | 2.34 | 2.23 |
