Characteristic
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Placebo (n = 79)
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ch-OSA (n = 87)
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Male (n = 46)
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Female (n = 120)
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Age (years)
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62.2 ± 7.7
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61.7 ± 6.5
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61.0 ± 7.2
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62.3 ± 7.0
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Women
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55 (69.6)
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65 (74.7)
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0
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120 (100)
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Body mass index (kg/m2)
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29.5 ± 5.2
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29.5 ± 5.4
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29.1 ± 4.7
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29.6 ± 5.6
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Menopausal Status
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1 pre (1.5)
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1 pre (1.8)
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-
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2 pre (1.7)
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0 peri (1.5)
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1 peri
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1 peri (0.8)
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54 post (98.2)
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63 post (96.9)
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117 post (97.5)
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Kellgren and Lawrence grade II
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48 (60.8)
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59 (67.8)
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26 (56.5)
|
81 (67.5)
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Kellgren and Lawrence grade III
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31 (39.2)
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28 (32.2)
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20 (43.5)
|
39 (32.5)
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Likert pain score 2
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38 (48.1)
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32 (36.8)
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19 (41.3)
|
51 (42.5)
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Likert pain score 3
|
41 (51.9)
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55 (63.2)
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27 (58.7)
|
69 (57.5)
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WOMAC Total (/100 mm)
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43.1 ± 20.3
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40.9 ± 19.4
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42.2 ± 21.5
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41.9 ± 19.2
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WOMAC Pain (/100 mm)
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41.2 ± 20.3
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38.2 ± 19.8
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41.9 ± 20.9
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38.7 ± 19.7
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WOMAC Stiffness (/100 mm)
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45.3 ± 24.6
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44.0 ± 23.5
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44.9 ± 23.4
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44.5 ± 24.3
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WOMAC Function (/100 mm)
|
43.4 ± 21.2
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41.4 ± 19.8
|
42.0 ± 22.5
|
42.5 ± 19.7
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Subject Global Assessment (/100 mm)
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49.4 ± 21.8
|
50.1 ± 18.2
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51.3 ± 22.4
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49.2 ± 19.0
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CTX-II/Creatinine (ng/mmol)
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413.1 ± 189.6
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430.4 ± 212.7
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378.5 ± 162.8
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441.0 ± 213.9
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COMP (U/L)
|
10.8 ± 2.8
|
10.7 ± 2.8
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11.0 ± 2.8
|
10.6 ± 2.8
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Estradiol (ng/L)
|
-
|
-
|
35.5 ± 31.0
|
22.0 ± 36.2 a
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- Data expressed as mean ± SD or n (%);-: not applicable; a significant difference between groups (men versus women); Number of patients without outliers for CTX-II: Placebo (n = 66), ch-OSA (n = 68); Number of patients without outliers for COMP: Placebo (n = 74), ch-OSA (n = 80)