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Table 1 Comparison of the demographic values in subjects grouped by severity of knee osteoarthritis identified by radiography

From: Evaluation of a quantitative measurement of suprapatellar effusion by ultrasonography and its association with symptoms of radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional observational study

 

Total

KLG 2

KLG 3

KLG 4

n = 127

n = 81

n = 33

n = 13

Age

68.3 ± 9.8

65.8 ± 9.8

71.5 ± 7.4a

75.4 ± 9.3a

Body mass index

23.2 ± 3.0

22.6 ± 2.7

23.6 ± 2.7

26.3 ± 3.7ab

Kellgren-Lawrence grade

4.7 ± 1.1

4.0 ± 0

5.5 ± 0.5a

7.3 ± 0.5ab

Effusion area

99.2 ± 89.7

73.9 ± 65.8

139.3 ± 94.8a

155.3 ± 139.8a

KOOS pain

83.6 ± 20.3

91.3 ± 12.2

73.1 ± 24.3a

62.8 ± 23.7a

KOOS symptom

84.5 ± 19.0

91.3 ± 13.3

75.9 ± 20.4a

64.3 ± 23.5a

KOOS ADL

88.8 ± 16.6

94.7 ± 10.0

80.4 ± 19.9a

74.0 ± 22.2a

KOOS sport

72.8 ± 30.1

85.1 ± 21.1

55.8 ± 29.3a

40.0 ± 36.1a

KOOS QOL

70.3 ± 27.1

82.4 ± 17.1

49.6 ± 28.3a

47.1 ± 29.6a

  1. Statistical analysis by analysis of variance (Tukey post-hoc test); a P ≤ 0.01 compared to Kellgren-Lawrence grade (KLG) 2; b P ≤ 0.01 compared to KLG 3. The effusion area and KLG values are the sum of these values for both knees. KOOS knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome scale, ADL activities of daily living, QOL quality of life