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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample separated by gender (n = 1021)

From: Osteoarthritis and functional disability: results of a cross sectional study among primary care patients in Germany

 

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

  1. p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01 in group comparison (t-test, Fishers exact test respectively); Comparison of AIMS2-SF dimension by means of ANCOVA, adjusted for age, duration of disease, no. of comorbidities and PHQ-9 score
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