Do obese patients with primary knee osteoarthritis benefit from a single bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise?

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of the study participants

Characteristic	Patients	Control	p value
Age (years)	46.94 ± 10.84	50.7 ± 10.5	0.358 (NS)
Sex (male/female)	6/28	3/12	0.85
BMI (kg/m²)	40.91 ± 10.06	24.3 ± 1.3	˂ 0.001
VAS of pain	5.07 ± 1.16	NA
WOMAC score	70.26 ± 11.21	NA
K/L score	2.48 ± 0.68	NA
TC (mg/dL)	210 ± 22.17	161.93 ± 19.71	˂ 0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)	35.71 ± 6.3	43.87 ± 6.17	˂ 0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)	149.71 ± 23.34	100.4 ± 19.59	˂ 0.001
TG (mg/dL)	123.86 ± 17.4	87.8 ± 24.01	˂ 0.001
IL-6 (pg/mL)	58.46 ± 6.51	46.78 ± 1.61	˂ 0.001
Glucose level	173.92 ± 6.24	101.76 ± 17.07	˂ 0.001
CRP (mg/L)	5.24 ± 0.23	3.33 ± 0.32	0.022
GR activity (U/l)	47.92 ± 9.75	59.13 ± 12.53	0.006

Data are expressed as mean values ± standard deviation. The inter-group variability is determined by t test. Significance level of p value is ≤ 0.05. Non-parametric parameters are shown as numbers, and the Chi square test X²was used to test their statistically significant differences
BMI body mass index, VAS visual analogue scale, NA not applicable, TC total cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, TG triglycerides, IL-6 interleukin-6, GR glutathione reductase