Table 1 Characteristics of patients

Gender

    Men

37 (30.8)

    Women

83 (69.2)

Age groups

    < 65 years

31 (25.8)

    ≥ 65 years

89 (74.2)

Level of education

    Lower

44 (36.7)

    Middle

45 (37.5)

    Higher

31 (25.8)

Job profile

    Manual

54 (45.0)

    Non-manual

66 (55.0)

Affected joint

    Hip

56 (46.7)

    Knee

64 (53.3)

Comorbidity

    Reported

30 (25.0)

    Not reported

90 (75.0)

BMI categories (kg/m²)

    18.5–24.9

17 (14.2)

    25.0–29.9

36 (30.0)

    ≥ 30.0

67 (55.8)