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Table 1 Osteoarthritis (OA) patient and control characteristics

From: Diverse expression of selected cytokines and proteinases in synovial fluid obtained from osteoarthritic and healthy human knee joints

 

OA patients

Control (donors)

Total

Gender

   

Male

22

6

28

Female

18

4

22

Total

40

10

50

Age

   

Mean

67.88 ± 10.56

51.4 ± 6.36

64.58 ± 11.86

Range

39 to 99

42 to 62

39 to 99

Body Mass Index

   

Mean

29.28 ± 5.77

25.26 ± 1.93

28.48 ± 5.47

Range

21.1 to 44.2

22.2 to 28.3

21.1 to 44.2

  1. Gender (male/female), age and body mass index (BMI) at the time of examination among OA patients and controls, mean ± SD. Significance provided within results section.