Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Comparative demographics, clinical characteristics and comorbidities across knee and hip disorder groups
Total (n = 100) | Knee (n = 50) | Hip (n = 50) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.943 | |||
Range | 35–88 | 35–88 | 41–86 | |
Mean (± SD) | 64.7 (± 11.2) | 64.7 (± 11.1) | 64.6 (± 11.2) | |
Sex | 1.00 | |||
Female | 50 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | |
Male | 50 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | |
Systemic diseases | 0.840 | |||
Yes | 57 (57.0%) | 28 (56.0%) | 29 (58.0%) | |
No | 43 (43.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | 21 (42.0%) | |
Side | 0.012* | |||
Right | 44 (44.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | |
Left | 33 (33.0%) | 11 (22.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | |
Both sides | 23 (23.0%) | 17 (34.0%) | 6 (12.0%) | |
Back pain | 0.401 | |||
Yes | 15 (15.0%) | 6 (12.0%) | 9 (18.0%) | |
No | 85 (85.0%) | 44 (88.0%) | 41 (82.0%) | |
Rheumatic diseases | 0.081 | |||
Yes | 9 (9.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | 2 (4.0%) | |
No | 91 (91.0%) | 43 (86.0%) | 48 (96.0%) | |
Obesity** | 0.114 | |||
Yes | 23 (23.0%) | 15 (30.0%) | 8 (16.0%) | |
No | 45 (45.0%) | 20 (40.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | |
Prior surgery | < 0.001* | |||
Yes | 14 (14.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
No | 86 (86.0%) | 37 (74.0%) | 49 (98.0%) | |
Prosthesis opposite side | 0.603 | |||
Yes | 18 (18.0%) | 8 (16.0%) | 10 (20.0%) | |
No | 82 (82.0%) | 42 (84.0%) | 40 (80.0%) | |
Treatment | 1.00 | |||
Conservative | 50 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | |
Surgical | 50 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | 25 (50.0%) |