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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of participants

From: The role of sex, age, and BMI in treatment decisions for knee osteoarthritis: conservative management versus total knee replacement

  

N

Age

BMI

WOMAC

HADS

PCS

DPA

Household

Leisure

Treatment

CNV

48

67.71 (4.87)

30.45 (4.43)

54.77 (19.27)

10.85 (7.58)

12.17 (9.81)

17.56 (5.71)

6.94 (4.36)

TKR

39

67.69 (3.95)

31.93 (6.18)

71.33 (15.42)

12.72 (8.66)

19.64 (9.72)

17.64 (3.20)

6.14 (5.23)

Sex

Men

36

68.56 (4.31)

31.13 (5.72)

53.06 (17.31)

9.06 (6.85)

12.75 (10.54)

16.22 (5.89)

6.37 (3.77)

Women

51

67.10 (4.50)

31.10 (5.04)

68.65 (18.32)

13.55 (8.43)

17.47 (9.96)

18.57 (3.44)

6.73 (5.38)

Age

60–67 y

40

63.53 (2.22)

31.35 (6.07)

61.08 (19.45)

11.05 (7.98)

14.50 (10.75)

17.78 (5.07)

6.46 (5.44)

68–75 y

47

71.26 (2.21)

30.92 (4.61)

63.15 (19.54)

12.23 (8.22)

16.38 (10.14)

17.45 (4.47)

6.67 (4.15)

BMI

 ≤ 30 kg/m2

41

67.73 (4.55)

26.95 (2.43)

59.17 (18.68)

9.41 (6.61)

13.78 (10.21)

17.37 (5.09)

6.43 (4.61)

 > 30 kg/m2

46

67.67 (4.42)

34.83 (4.31)

64.89 (19.85)

13.72 (8.79)

17.07 (10.44)

17.80 (4.43)

6.71 (4.94)

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) otherwise specified. BMI, body mass index; CNV, conservative; DPA, daily physical activity; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; PCS, pain catastrophizing scale; TKR, total knee replacement; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; y, years