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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of osteoarthritis patients at baseline

From: Long term evaluation of disease progression through the quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis patients: correlation with clinical symptoms and radiographic changes

 

Slow

Intermediate

Fast

P valuea

Pain

36.3 ± 22.8

34.5 ± 23.4

40.3 ± 19.3

0.74

Stiffness

43.4 ± 26.8

43.3 ± 27.8

47.5 ± 27.3

0.89

Function

36.5 ± 22.8

38.7 ± 25.7

49.3 ± 20.2

0.28

Total WOMAC

37.1 ± 22.2

38.3 ± 24.4

49.1 ± 17.6

0.29

Patient global

54.1 ± 27.9

51.6 ± 27.6

57.4 ± 18.1

0.78

SF-36 physical function

37.9 ± 9.5

39.3 ± 9.6

35.9 ± 9.1

0.39

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. Patient global score 0–100, 100 = worst. Except for SF-36, 100 = best state. ap values from ANOVA. WOMAC, Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis Index.