Baseline characteristic
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Low stratum: JSW <2.5 mm (n = 25)
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High stratum: JSW ≥ 2.5 mm (n = 25)
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Total (n = 50)
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Age (years; mean ± SD)
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60.6 ± 8.2
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59.9 ± 10.9
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60.2 ± 9.6
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Sex (n [%] female)
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15/25 (60%)
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14/25 (56%)
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29/50 (58%)
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BMI (kg/m2; mean ± SD)
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27.5 ± 5.5
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25.8 ± 3.0
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26.6 ± 4.5
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Disease duration (years; mean ± SD)
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5.2 ± 4.5
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3.6 ± 3.2
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4.4 ± 4.0
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Lequesne index (0–24; mean ± SD)
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7.2 ± 2.0
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6.9 ± 1.9
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7.1 ± 2
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WOMAC (total score: 0–100; mean ± SD)
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35 ± 23.3
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27.10 ± 15.75
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31.12 ± 20.15
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Global pain on VAS (mm; mean ± SD)
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39.4 ± 25.8
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35. 7 ± 15.1
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37.6 ± 21.0
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- BMI, body mass index; JSW, joint space width; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analogue scale; WOMAC, Western and Ontario MacMaster University.