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Table 2 Proportions of males and females with bilateral, and unilateral, knee pain, stratified by knee ROA

From: Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment – CAS(K): A prospective study in the general population

 

Females

Males

Age (years)

50–64

65+

50–64

65+

Bilateral knee pain

148/200 (74%)

163/207 (79%)

111/158 (70%)

139/180 (77%)

   + Bilateral knee ROA

65/148 (44%)

108/163 (66%)

55/111 (50%)

109/139 (78%)

Unilateral knee pain (index knee)

    

   + Unilateral ROA (index knee)*

21/52 (40%)

26/44 (59%)

34/47 (72%)

36/41 (88%)

   + Unilateral ROA (non-index knee)**

22/52 (42%)

19/40 (48%)

23/46 (50%)

30/41 (73%)

  1. *n = 184 (index knee exclusions are total knee replacement, inflammatory arthropathy, spoilt/missing films, or no knee pain days in last 6 months).
  2. **n = 179 (non-index knee exclusions are total knee replacement, amputation, spoilt/missing film).
  3. ROA = Radiographic osteoarthritis