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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants allocated to the intervention and control group

From: Preparing for an orthopedic consultation using an eHealth tool: a randomized controlled trial in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis

 

Intervention group

(n = 144)

Control group

(n = 142)

Social-demographic characteristics

Female; n (%)

81 (57)

85 (60.7)

Age, years; mean (S.D.)

61.7 (10.4)

63.3 (10.1)

BMI, kg/m2; mean (S.D.)

27.9 (4.4)

29.0 (5.1)

 < 12 years education; n (%)

57 (40)

56 (39.7)

Paid work; n (%)

58 (43)

47 (35.6)

Clinical characteristics

Index joint knee; n (%)

115 (80)

112 (78.9)

Number of painful joints (0–10); median (IQR)

2 (1–3.5)

2 (1–4)

Duration of symptoms; n (%)

  < 1 year

14 (10)

19 (14)

 1–5 years

69 (49)

64 (46)

 5–10 years

20 (14)

22 (15)

  > 10 years

39 (27)

35 (25)

Pain, WOMAC (0–100); mean (S.D.)

50.9 (19.8)

47.6 (19.1)

Function, WOMAC (0–100); mean (S.D.)

55.0 (21.1)

48.5 (20.5)