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Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled patients (n = 1021) separated by localization of OA

From: Osteoarthritis: quality of life, comorbidities, medication and health service utilization assessed in a large sample of primary care patients

 

total

Hip

Knee

  

Men

Women

Men

Women

Number of participants

1021

191

236

156

438

Mean (SD) age (y)

66.1 (15.1)

64.3 (14.8)

65.3 (14.5)

66.5 (15.4)

67.1 (15.4)

Disease duration (years)

13.7 (13.0)

11.7 (10.8)

12.3 (12.1)

14.1 (12.9)

15.2 (14.2)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.3 (4.7)

27.4 (3.7)

27.1 (4.5)

28.6 (3.4)

29.2 (4.8)

AIMS2-SF dimensions:

Lower body **

2.64 (2.04)

2.19 (1.97)

2.22 (2.25)

2.81 (2.71)

3.01 (2.95)

Upper body

1.21 (2.02)

1.02 (1.86)

1.19 (1.17)

1.09 (1.77)

1.34 (2.32)

Symptom **

4.71 (2.42)

4.21 (2.13)

4.37 (2.19)

4.68 (2.83)

5.12 (2.91)

Affect **

2.77 (1.51)

2.39 (1.42)

2.81 (1.48)

2.52 (1.50)

3.01 (1.59)

Social

4.57 (1.95)

4.26 (1.88)

4.44 (1.72)

4.45 (1.90)

4.82 (2.03)

PHQ-9 sum score

15.7 (4.69)

14.9 (4.33)

15.9 (4.86)

15.4 (5.02)

16.1 (5.32)

Unilateral OA (%)

150 (13.8)

32 (16.7)

41 (17.3)

32 (20.5)

45 (10.2)

Number (%) with bilateral OA

871 (84.5)

159 (83.2)

195 (82.6)

124 (79.5)

393 (89.7)

Number (%) with generalized OA¶

282 (25.4)

26 (13.6)

57 (24.1)

33 (21.1)

166 (37.8)