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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients in the study

From: Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection versus oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a multi-center, randomized, open-label, non-inferiority trial

 

IA-HA

NSAID

 

(n = 99)

(n = 93)

Age (y)

Mean (SD)

68.2 (7.1)

68.5 (7.0)

Gender

Male

27

22

Female

72

71

BMI

Mean (SD)

23.8 (3.4)

24.4 (3.6)

K/L grade

1

16

15

2

48

50

3

35

28

JKOM score (Min:0 - Max:100)

Mean (SD)

33.8 (15.8)

31.6 (14.1)

Pain VAS (Min:0 - Max:100)

Mean (SD)

60.3 (22.4)

55.1 (21.9)

  1. IA, intra-articular; HA, hyaluronic acid; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; BMI, body mass index; K/L, Kellgren-Laurence grade; JKOM, Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure; VAS, visual analog scale.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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