Table 1 Baseline disease characteristics
Duration of osteoarthritis (years) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 4.7 (4.0) |
Median | 2.5 |
Minimum-maximum | 1 to 15 |
WOMAC pain (0 to 100) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 60.78 (17.51) |
Median | 59.00 |
Minimum-maximum | 28.80 to 88.20 |
WOMAC stiffness (0 to 100) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 69.70 (16.27) |
Median | 75.00 |
Minimum-maximum | 27.50 to 92.50 |
WOMAC function (0 to 100) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 66.00 (19.36) |
Median | 65.50 |
Minimum-maximum | 26.06 to 95.63 |
Patient global (0 to 100) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 60.55 (21.96) |
Median | 61.00 |
Minimum-maximum | 16.00 to 92.00 |
Joint tenderness (0 to 3) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 1.75 (0.44) |
Median | 2.00 |
Minimum-maximum | 1.00 to 2.00 |
Joint swelling (0 to 3) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 2.15 (0.37) |
Median | 2.00 |
Minimum-maximum | 2.00 to 3.00 |
Physician global (0 to 100) | |
Mean (standard deviation) | 69.65 (12.74) |
Median | 67.50 |
Minimum-maximum | 46.00 to 95.00 |