|
Characteristics
|
n (%)
|
mean (SD)
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
| |
49.9 (16.1)
|
|
Sex
|
|
Female
|
114 (64)
| |
|
Male
|
65 (36)
| |
|
Body Mass Index (Kg\m2)
| |
29.1 (6.5)
|
|
Recruitment site
|
|
Orthopaedic clinic
|
142 (80)
| |
|
Family medicine unit
|
15 (8)
| |
|
University community
|
22 (12)
| |
|
History of trauma
|
47 (26)
| |
|
Bilateral knee pain
|
39 (22)
| |
|
Duration of pain at time of consultation
|
|
<3 months
|
17 (10)
| |
|
3–12 months
|
45 (25)
| |
|
≥ 12 months
|
117 (65)
| |
|
KOOS- Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (%)
|
|
Pain
| |
58.6 (19.7)
|
|
Symptoms
| |
71.0 (19.6)
|
|
Activity of Daily Living
| |
66.1 (21.8)
|
|
Sports
| |
31.4 (24.8)
|
|
Quality of Life
| |
40.9 (20.3)
|
|
K6 psychological distress scale (/30)
| |
26.0 (4.5)
|
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SD standard deviation; KOOS: 0 indicates a severe condition and 100 indicates a normal knee; K6: 6 indicates serious mental illness and 30 indicates no mental illness
