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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents with OA (n = 161)

From: Developing strategic priorities in osteoarthritis research: Proceedings and recommendations arising from the 2017 Australian Osteoarthritis Summit

 

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Age (years)

66.7 ± 6.8

Female sex (n (%))

103 (64)

State / Territory of Australia

Victoria

78 (48)

Queensland

38 (24)

New South Wales

22 (14)

Tasmania

7 (4)

South Australia

6 (4)

Australian Capital Territory

5 (3)

Western Australia

4 (2)

Northern Territory

1 (1)

Symptom duration (years)

11.9 ± 10.5

Multi-joint osteoarthritis (n (%))

127 (78)

 Right foot

22 (14)

 Left foot

20 (12)

 Right ankle

17 (10)

 Left ankle

13 (8)

 Right knee

103 (64)

 Left knee

89 (55)

 Right hip

64 (40)

 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)

Consulted a health practitioner about OA (n (%))

151 (93)

 General practitioner

136 (84)

 Physiotherapist

100 (62)

 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)

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)

  1. SD = standard deviation; n = number