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Table 1 General parameters of osteoarthritis patients and controls

From: Increased arterial stiffness in patients with end-stage osteoarthritis: a case-control study

Variable

Osteoarthritis (n = 48)

Controls (n = 49)

P-value

Age (years)

63 ± 7

61 ± 7

0.115

Male/Female (n)

25/23

24/25

0.760

Height (cm)

1.71 ± 0.10

1.72 ± 0.10

0.508

Weight (kg)

80.8 ± 12.6

78.8 ± 15.1

0.487

BMI (kg/m2)

27.6 ± 3.0

26.4 ± 3.4

0.068

Waist circumference (cm)

96 ± 10

92 ± 12

0.046

Hip circumference (cm)

104 ± 7

102 ± 6

0.387

W/H- ratio

0.92 ± 0.08

0.90 ± 0.10

0.137

Current smoker (n, %)

10 (14)

7 (21)

0.430

Hypertension (%)

48

39

0.416

Involved joint (n)

 hip

30

–

 

 knee

18

–

 

Harris Hip score

39 (33–47)

100 (100–100)

<0.001

HSS Knee score

62 (49–65)

100 (100–100)

<0.001

  1. The values are expressed as means ± s.d. or medians (with interquartile range)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body-mass index, W/H-ratio waist to hip ratio, HSS Hospital for Special Surgery