| HMWHA | XLHA | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
(N = 146) | (N = 137) | ||
Sex | |||
 Male | 26 (19%) | 32 (22%) | 0.54A |
 Female | 111 (81%) | 114 (78%) |  |
Age, years | 62.38 (8.43) | 61.97 (8.64) | 0.68B |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.82 (2.65) | 25.14 (2.91) | 0.52C |
Affected knee, patients | |||
 Left | 23 (15.75) | 22 (16.06) | 0.67A |
 Right | 26 (17.81) | 30 (21.90) |  |
 Bilateral | 97 (66.44) | 85 (62.04) |  |
Duration of knee OA, years | |||
 Left | 3.08 (0.08,26) | 3.83 (0.08, 22.08) | 0.98C |
 Right | 3 (0.08, 26) | 4 (0.08, 24.08) | 0.19C |
K-L grade, patients | |||
 Grade I | 28 (19.18) | 19 (13.87) | 0.36A |
 Grade II | 65 (44.52) | 59 (43.07) |  |
 Grade III | 53 (36.30) | 59 (43.07) |  |
100Â mm VAS on WBP | 61.01 (13.22) | 61.79 (13.76) | 0.68C |
WOMAC index | |||
 Pain subscore | 10.56 (3.31) | 10.26 (3.05) | 0.33C |
 Function subscore | 34.53 (11.64) | 33.75 (10.53) | 0.56B |
 Stiffness subscore | 3.97 (1.72) | 3.87 (1.61) | 0.72C |
 Total score | 49.05 (16.01) | 47.88 (14.18) | 0.52C |