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Table 1 Characteristics of participants enrolled in OAK program

From: Short and medium-term effects of an education self-management program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee, designed and delivered by health professionals: A quality assurance study

Gender (F:M)

60:19

Age: mean (SD) years

6 (9)

Socio-Economic Index by Post Code[24]

Number (%)

Index measured in quintile ranges

 

Top 25%

59 (74.6)

50–75%

7 (8.8)

25–50%

7 (8.8)

10–25%

3 (3.8)

Bottom 10%

3 (3.8)

Coexisting disease

n (%)*

Cardiovascular, n (%)

48 (45)

Mental Health, n (%)

9 (11)

Gastrointestinal, n (%)

27 (30)

Endocrine, n (%)

15 (18)

Musculoskeletal, n (%)

16 (20)

Osteoporosis, n (%)

14 (18)

Multiple co-morbidities, n (%)

51 (64.5)

Other, n (%)

31 (61)

No co-morbidities, n (%)

12 (15)

  1. *Percentage adds > 100 as some participants have more than one coexisting disease