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Table 1 Demographics of study participants

From: The association between ANKH promoter polymorphism and chondrocalcinosis is independent of age and osteoarthritis: results of a case–control study

 

CC present

CC absent

 
 

n = 658

n = 4,283

P

Age in years, mean (SD)

70.89 (8.09)

67.58 (8.58)

<0.001

Female gender, number (percentage)

325 (49.4%)

2,240 (52.3%)

0.165

Body mass index in kg/m2, mean (SD)

28.52 (4.83)

29.48 (5.47)

<0.001

Knee or hip OA, number (percentage)

584 (90.0%)

3,378 (79.0%)

<0.001

  1. CC, chondrocalcinosis; OA, osteoarthritis; SD, standard deviation.