Elevated levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 in the synovial tissue of patients with labral tear: a comparative study with hip osteoarthritis

Table 2 Patient characteristics

	Labral tear	Late-stage HOA	P value
Male/female	9/23	10/64	0.073
Age (years)	48.0 ± 9.8	64.4 ± 11.3	< 0.001*
BMI (kg/m²)	23.2 ± 0.5	23.7 ± 0.5	0.700
AS/THA	32/0	0/74	< 0.001*
VAS rest	3.4 ± 3.3	3.6 ± 3.0	0.636
VAS gait	4.8 ± 3.1	6.3 ± 2.5	0.024*
Kellgren-Lawrence classification (0/1/2/3/4)	0/18/14/0/0	0/0/0/10/64	< 0.001*

HOA hip osteoarthritis; BMI body mass index; AS arthroscopic surgery; THA total hip arthroplasty; VAS visual analogue scale
*P < 0.05

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