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Table 1 Socio-demographic data and clinical assessment of the studied population (N= 70)

From: Serum level of Adrenomedullin in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis; relation to disease severity

 

Knee OA patients

N= 50

Healthy controls

N= 20

p value

Sex; N (%)

 Male

16 (32.0)

3 (15.0)

0.234

 Female

34 (68.0)

17 (85.0)

Age; (years)

 Mean ±SD

52.42 ±8.76

50.85 ±9.1

0.238

 Range

20-60

30-60

BMI; (kg/m2)

 Mean ±SD

33.16 ±5.60

28.53 ±3.71

0.001*

 Range

22.50-45.00

21.80-33.60

Disease duration; (years)

 Mean ±SD

6.32 ±4.7

NA

 Range

1.00-20.00

WOMAC score

 Mean ±SD

65.58 ±13.9

NA

 Range

(40-89)

VAS; N (%)

 <6

19 (38.00%)

NA

 >6

31 (62.00%)

  1. OA osteoarthritis, NA unrelated, BMI body mass index, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index, VAS visual analog scale
  2. Comparison between cases and controls was done using chi-square test, unpaired t test, or Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate
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