Table 1 Clinical features of the participants
From: MiRNA expression in the cartilage of patients with osteoarthritis
Characteristics | OA |
|---|---|
Number of participants | 29 |
Sex, male/female | 16/13 |
Age, mean (range) | 62.8 (23–83) |
Body mass index (mean) | 26.74 |
OA stage: early/late | 10/19 |
Joints affected by disease (yes/no) | |
Hip joint | 29/0 |
Knee joint | 8/21 |
Hands | 4/25 |
Lumbar spine | 10/19 |
Cervical spine | 6/23 |
Feet | 3/26 |
Surgery | 8/21 |
Other diseases (yes/no) | |
Heart | 11/18 |
Circulatory system | 18/11 |
Lung | 2/27 |
Liver | 1/28 |
Urinary system | 4/25 |
Thyroid | 3/26 |
Metabolic | 5/25 |
Nervous system | 2/27 |
Spine | 13/26 |
Sciatica | 8/21 |