Demographics | |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 63.3 (9.5) |
Female, n (%) | 21 (70.0) |
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 30.4 (6.7) |
Living arrangement, living alone, n (%) a | 11 (38) |
Education level, ≥ 1 year of college/university, n (%) | 19 (63) |
Non-smokers, n (%) | 29 (97) |
Working full time, n (%) | 13 (43) |
Clinical characteristics | |
Pain (NRS, 0–10, 0 = no pain), median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0, 6.3) |
Disease activity (NRS, 0–10, 0 = no disease activity), median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.8, 7.0) |
Most troublesome joint, n (%) | |
Knee (right or left) | 26 (87) |
Hip (right or left) | 4 (13) |
Total number of troublesome joints (range 0–9), n (%) | |
1 to 4 joints | 25 (83) |
5–9 joints | 5 (17) |
Number of co-morbid conditions (range 0–15), n (%)b | |
No co-morbid conditions | 10 (33) |
One co-morbid condition | 14 (47) |
2 to 4 co-morbid conditions | 6 (20) |