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Table 1 Clinical information of patients recruited into this study a

From: Increasing expression of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide in synovial tissue and fluid contribute to the progress of arthritis in developmental dysplasia of the hip

 

Moderate DDH

Severe DDH

Control

Number of patients

35

32

15

Mean age (yr)

23.8 ± 6.5

27.4 ± 5.7

30.4 ± 3.5

Female/male (n)

28/7

22/10

9/6

BMI (kg/m2)

23.4 ± 2.1

24.8 ± 2.3

23.8 ± 1.9

Duration (yr)

2.7

5.5

–

CRP (mg/L)

11.79 ± 3.8

13.1 ± 4.6

10.9 ± 6.5

ESR (mm/1st hr)

16.2 ± 3.0

24.4 ± 4.5*

19.6 ± 4.7

Harris Hip Score

74.6 ± 9.9

62.8 ± 12.4*

–

Visual analogue scale score

38.2 ± 13.2

57.8 ± 10.3*

–

  1. aBMI, Body mass index; CRP, C reactive protein; DDH, Developmental dysplasia of the hip; ESR, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The Mann–Whitney U test was applied for comparisons between groups. *P < 0.05 versus moderate DDH group. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.