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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients

From: Can hybrid hyaluronic acid represent a valid approach to treat rizoarthrosis? A retrospective comparative study

 

Sinovial H-L Group

Triamcinolone Group

p value

(N = 55)

(N = 45)

Age (years)

68.6 ± 9.4

65.5 ± 9.9

0.127

Sex, no. male/female

20/35

12/33

0.261

% with dominant right hand

100

100

1.000

BMI (kg/m2)

24.4 ± 4.0

24.4 ± 3.8

0.761

Disease duration (months)

88.65 ± 68.21

92.7 ± 62.7

0.179

Radiographic Score (K-L grade) no. (%)

 II

30 (54)

25 (56)

0.963

 III

25 (46)

20 (44)

0.851

Marital status, no. (%)

 Unmarried

4 (7.2)

4 (8.8)

 

 Married

42 (76.5)

36 (80.0)

 

 Widow

5 (9.1)

2 (4.4)

 

 Divorced

4 (7.2)

3 (6.8)

0.628

Education, no. (%)

 None

2 (3.6)

3 (6.6)

 

 Primary

12 (21.8)

6 (13.3)

 

 Middle

15 (27.27)

8 (17.7)

 

 High

19 (34.54)

25 (55.8)

 

 University

7 (12.79)

3 (6.6)

0.383

No. (%) of smokers

1 (1.81)

6 (13.3)

0.035

No. (%) of patients with diabetes

1 (1.81)

8 (17.7)

0.009

No. (%) of patients with cardiovascular disease

3 (5.4)

4 (8.8)

0.598

No. (%) of patients with hypertension

22 (40.0)

20 (44.4)

1.000

No. (%) of patients with tyroid disease

8 (14.5)

10 (22.2)

0.447

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

220.2 ± 36.3

208.8 ± 39.1

0.006

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

143.2 ± 30.5

134.2 ± 28.1

0.004

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

63.5 ± 17.2

64.3 ± 18.0

0.781

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

139.7 ± 47.6

137.7 ± 50.1

0.410

ESR (mm/h)

16.2 ± 11.6

18.3 ± 12.2

0.081

CRP (mg/dL)

0.19 ± 0.29

0.3 ± 0.33

0.094

Glycemia (mg/dL)

94.7 ± 14.1

96.9 ± 17.9

0.371

VAS Pain (mm) (0–100)

58.5 ± 16.2

61.8 ± 17.6

0.320

VAS Stiffness (min)

9.7 ± 11.8

8.9 ± 4.1

0.185

FIHOA (0–30)

12.2 ± 4.3

12.9 ± 4.2

0.485

SF-36 PCS

35.9 ± 9.5

38.3 ± 8.7

0.191

SF-36 MCS

50.4 ± 7.7

41.4 ± 9.5

0.001

HAQ (0–3)

0.82 ± 0.44

0.88 ± 0.47

0.704

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. BMI Body mass index (body weight divided by the square of the height), K-L grade Kellgren Lawrence grade, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP Serum C-reactive protein, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, FIHOA Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis, SF-36 PCS Physical Components Summary, SF-36 MCS Mental Component Summary, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire
  3. p value expressing a significant difference between groups are in bold style