Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients with knee osteoarthritis (x ̅ ± s/N (%))
| Â | Characteristics | Experimental group | Control group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FAS | Gender | Male | 27 (25.47) | 17 (15.74) | 0.078 |
Female | 79 (74.53) | 91 (84.26) | |||
Age (years) |  | 58.04 ± 7.13 | 58.03 ± 7.39 | 0.942 | |
Occupation | Manual | 15 (38.46) | 17 (42.50) | 0.715 | |
Nonmanual | 24 (61.54) | 23 (57.50) | |||
Weight (kg) |  | 66.18 ± 11.93 | 65.92 ± 12.79 | 0.696 | |
Height (cm) |  | 161.54 ± 7.24 | 161.57 ± 7.10 | 0.894 | |
PPS | Gender | Male | 22 (24.18) | 12 (12.50) | 0.039 |
Female | 69 (75.82) | 84 (87.50) | |||
Age (years) |  | 57.91 ± 7.05 | 58.38 ± 7.31 | 0.652 | |
Occupation | Manual | 14 (36.84) | 16 (42.11) | 0.639 | |
Nonmanual | 24 (63.16) | 22 (57.89) | |||
Weight (kg) |  | 66.35 ± 12.49 | 65.93 ± 13.21 | 0.697 | |
Height (cm) |  | 161.48 ± 7.42 | 161.19 ± 7.16 | 0.694 | |