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Age (years)
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66.7 ± 6.8
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Female sex (n (%))
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103 (64)
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State / Territory of Australia
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Victoria
|
78 (48)
|
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Queensland
|
38 (24)
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New South Wales
|
22 (14)
|
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Tasmania
|
7 (4)
|
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South Australia
|
6 (4)
|
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Australian Capital Territory
|
5 (3)
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Western Australia
|
4 (2)
|
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Northern Territory
|
1 (1)
|
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Symptom duration (years)
|
11.9 ± 10.5
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Multi-joint osteoarthritis (n (%))
|
127 (78)
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Right foot
|
22 (14)
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Left foot
|
20 (12)
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Right ankle
|
17 (10)
|
|
Left ankle
|
13 (8)
|
|
Right knee
|
103 (64)
|
|
Left knee
|
89 (55)
|
|
Right hip
|
64 (40)
|
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Left hip
|
48 (30)
|
|
Lumbar spine
|
49 (30)
|
|
Thoracic spine
|
14 (9)
|
|
Cervical spine
|
29 (18)
|
|
Right shoulder
|
21 (13)
|
|
Left shoulder
|
14 (9)
|
|
Right wrist
|
16 (10)
|
|
Left wrist
|
15 (9)
|
|
Right hand
|
38 (23)
|
|
Left hand
|
36 (22)
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Consulted a health practitioner about OA (n (%))
|
151 (93)
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General practitioner
|
136 (84)
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Physiotherapist
|
100 (62)
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Orthopaedic surgeon
|
88 (54)
|
|
Exercise physiologist
|
38 (23)
|
|
Chiropractor
|
30 (19)
|
|
Rheumatologist
|
22 (14)
|
|
Podiatrist
|
19 (12)
|
|
Osteopath
|
18 (11)
|
|
Sports physician
|
14 (9)
|
|
Dietitian
|
13 (8)
|
|
Occupational therapist
|
6 (4)
|
|
Pain specialist
|
6 (4)
|
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Had surgical intervention for OA (n (%))
|
64 (40)
|
|
Knee arthroscopy
|
33 (20)
|
|
Total hip replacement
|
20 (13)
|
|
Total knee replacement
|
17 (11)
|
|
Hip arthroscopy
|
3 (2)
|
|
Ankle arthrodesis
|
3 (2)
|
|
Lumbar laminectomy
|
2 (1)
|
|
Shoulder arthroscopy
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Total shoulder replacement
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Partial knee replacement
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
High tibial osteotomy
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Talo-navicular fusion
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
1st metatarsal phalangeal joint fusion
|
1 (0.6)
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