Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of study sample |
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| BMI |
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| =<24.9 |
p* |
25–29.9 |
p* |
=>30 |
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| n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
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| Total (978) |
251 |
25.7 |
402 |
41.1 |
325 |
33.1 |
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| Female |
180 |
71.7 |
255 |
63.4 |
208 |
64.0 |
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| Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
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| Age (in years) |
66.9 |
13.33 |
0.295 |
68.09 |
11.12 |
0.062 |
66.36 |
11.23 |
| Educational level |
2.62 |
1.03 |
0.039 |
2.44 |
0.91 |
0.033 |
2.34 |
0.86 |
| Duration of OA (in years) |
13.41 |
15.18 |
0.651 |
13.95 |
13.27 |
0.558 |
13.40 |
10.79 |
| Amount of comorbidities |
1.69 |
1.283 |
<0.001 |
2.19 |
1.73 |
<0.001 |
2.72 |
1.86 |
| Kellgren score* |
2.26 |
0.68 |
0.044 |
2.53 |
0.92 |
0.038 |
2.76 |
0.77 |
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* by means of ANCOVA, Chi-Square test respectively for comparison normal vs. overweight and overweight vs. obese |
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Rosemann et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:4 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-4 |
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