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Table 2 Characteristics of the study populationa

From: Overexpression of MMP13 in human osteoarthritic cartilage is associated with the SMAD-independent TGF-β signalling pathway

 

Controls (n = 21)

OA (n = 32)

p

Age (yrs)

76.45 ± 10.93

64.30 ± 10.43

0.0002

BMI (kg/m2)

23.79 ± 1.03

32.25 ± 1.35

<0.0001

Sex (% females)

76 %

66 %

0.4

  1. OA osteoarthritis, BMI body mass index
  2. aValues are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, unless indicated otherwise