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Table 1 Proportion (%) of patients who have radiographic osteoarthritis in specified age-groups of populations with knee pain.

From: The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic search and summary of the literature

Study

Age Group

Radiographic View

Proportion (%)

OA Definition

Population

Petersson [19]

31–54

A/Pwb

15

Ahlb ≥ 1

All

    

K&L 2+

 

Lachance [13]

40–53

A/P

15

K&L 2+

CA

   

40

 

AA

Hart [18]

45–65

A/Pwb

19

K&L 2+

All

Hannan [25]

51–74

A/P

15

Def Ost

All

Lanyon[8]

40–80

A/Pwb + S/L

Grade 1+ 63%

Altman

All

   

Grade 2+ 30%

≥ Grade I

 
   

Grade 3 12%

Ost [32]

 

Claessens [3]

> 45

A/Pwb

36

K&L 2+

All

Cicuttini [11]

> 45

Lateral Flexed wb

30

Def

Female

  

S/L

53

Ost

Female

Cicuttini [26]

> 45

A/Pwb

37

Ost

Female

  

Lateral

37

JSN

Female

  

S/L

51

or both

Female

Odding [14]

> 55

A/Pwb

39

K&L 2+

All

McAlindon [17]

> 55

A/Pwb + Lateral

76

K&L 2+

All

Brandt [24]

> 65

A/Pwb + Lateral

49

K&L 2+

All

Lethbridge [10]

19–92

A/P

KL 2+ 53%

K&L 2+

All

   

KL 3+ 22%

  
   

KL 4 2%

  

Williams [21]

51–80

A/Pwb + Lat Flexed

43

K&L 2+

All

  1. A/P – antero-posterior
  2. wb – weight bearing
  3. S/L – skyline view
  4. Lat – lateral
  5. CA – Caucasian
  6. AA – African American
  7. All – whole population
  8. K&L – Kellgren & Lawrence Knee OA Grading Scale [33]
  9. Ahlb – Ahlbäck Knee OA Grading Scale [34]
  10. Ost – Osteophytes
  11. Def Ost – Definite Osteophytes
  12. JSN – Joint Space Narrowing