| 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) |