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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with osteoarthritis participating in the SAMBA study

From: Low adherence to exercise may have influenced the proportion of OMERACT-OARSI responders in an integrated osteoarthritis care model: secondary analyses from a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial

 

All participants

Intervention group

Control group

(n = 393)

(n = 284)

(n = 109)

Age, mean (SD)

63 (10)

63 (10)

65 (10)

Sex, female, n (%)

280 (71)

211 (74)

68 (62)

BMI, mean (SD)

29 (6)

29 (6)

28 (5)

Education

  ≥ 1 year university, n (%)

136 (35)

101 (36)

35 (32)

Main affected joint, n (%)

 Knee

228 (58)

174 (61)

54 (49)

 Hip

146 (37)

100 (35)

46 (42)

 Other*

18 (6)

9 (3)

9 (8)

Multi-site OA, n (%)**

339 (86)

244 (86)

95 (87)

  1. *OA joint other than hip and knee (e.g. hand, ankle) is the main affected joint ** ≥ 2 affected joints
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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