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Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics

From: Evaluation and Validation of a Joint Stress Test to Induce Activity-Related Knee Joint Discomfort — a Prospective Case-Control Study

Variable

Healthy (n = 15)

ArJD (n = 15)

OA (n = 15)

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Age [years]

37.7

30.6 to 44.9

37.5

30.5 to 44.6

54.7

50.9 to 58.6

Weight [kg]

70.3

63.9 to 76.7

73.1

64.9 to 81.2

74.0

67.9 to 80.1

Height [m]

1.74

1.69 to 1.78

1.74

1.69 to 1.79

1.73

1.69 to 1.77

BMI [kg/m2]

24.6

23.1 to 26.2

24.0

22.6 to 25.4

23.2

21.8 to 24.7

Blood pressure sys [mmHg]

126.2

116.4 to 136.0

124.3

116.3 to 132.4

129.1

121.2 to 136.9

Blood pressure dia [mmHg]

75.2

69.1 to 81.3

73.2

68.0 to 74.8

82.7

77.1 to 88.3

hsCRP [mg/L]

0.1

0.05 to 0.13

0.1

0.06 to 0.14

0.3

0.09 to 0.76

Total cholesterol [mg/dL]

183.3

165.8 to 200.9

181.8

168.0 to 195.6

200.0

182.8 to 217.2

Gender [n]

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Male

7

46.7

7

46.7

6

40.0

 Female

8

53.3

8

53.3

9

60.0

  1. Values are means (95 % CI) except for qualitative variables (n). Abbreviations: ArJD activity-related joint discomfort, OA osteoarthritis, BMI body mass index, sys systolic, dia diastolic, hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein