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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sampled knee surgery patients (mean ± SEM)

From: Distinct fatty acid signatures in infrapatellar fat pad and synovial fluid of patients with osteoarthritis versus rheumatoid arthritis

Group

Control

RA

OA

p group

p sex

p interaction

Sex

2 M, 4 F

3 M, 7 F

2 M, 8 F

0.869

  

Age (years)

34 ± 4

72 ± 3*

66 ± 3*

< 1 × 10−15

0.935

0.005

Body mass (kg)

76.3 ± 7.19

67.2 ± 5.97

82.6 ± 4.53

0.622

0.666

0.064

BMI (kg/m2)

26.0 ± 2.26

24.9 ± 1.50

31.2 ± 1.76

0.326

0.062

0.021

  1. Sex ratios were tested with the Fisherʼs exact test
  2. RA rheumatoid arthritis, OA osteoarthritis, M male, F female, BMI body mass index
  3. *Significant difference from control (generalized linear model)
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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