Table 1 Clinical characteristics of all patients (* means statistical difference P < 0.05)

Patients (n)

60

14

46

–

Age (years)

32.00 (26.25–47.00)

35.50 (28.75–50.00)

32.00 (26.00–48.25)

0.45

Gender (F/M)

31/29

6/8

25/21

0.45

Body mass index (kg/m²)

22.81 ± 1.81

23.31 ± 1.12

22.65 ± 1.95

0.12

Knee(L/R)

34/26

5/9

29/17

0.07

WBC (10^{^}9/L)

6.57 (5.54–8.21)

7.01 (5.57–8.38)

6.57 (5.35–8.28)

0.51

ESR (mm/h)

14.00 (11.25–19.00)

16.50 (10.00–27.00)

13.50 (11.75–17.25)

0.208

CRP (mg/L)

13.30 (6.34–21.25)

17.31 (10.45–27.55)

12.51 (6.17–15.86)

0.04*

Neutrophils (10^{^}9/L)

3.59 (2.92–4.53)

4.07 (3.22–5.36)

3.26 (2.52–4.51)

0.134

Platelets (10^9/L)

242.00 (189.75–281.25)

260.50 (235.00–282.25)

233.50 (180.75–278.50)

0.21

Lymphocytes (10^9/L)

1.87 (1.50–2.19)

1.83 (1.30–2.23)

1.87 (1.57–2.11)

0.69

Monocytes (10^9/L)

0.38 (0.32–0.46)

0.35 (0.32–0.46)

0.38 (0.32–0.46)

0.49

PLR

125.29 (105.04–152.58)

127.96 (104.05–233.92)

124.07 (105.71–148.65)

0.23

NLR

1.89 (1.40–2.50)

2.63 (2.05–2.84)

1.77 (1.36–2.25)

0.002*

LMR

4.76 (4.02–5.87)

4.75 (3.78–5.80)

4.76 (4.03–5.94)

0.68