Research Article
Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of a Polyherbal Supplement alongside Standard-of-Care Treatment for Mild Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
| | Parameter | Value |
| | Demographics | | | Mean age, mean (SD) | 59.7 ± 10.8 | | Female, n (%) | 73 (68.2) | | Race – Caucasians, n (%) | 107 (100) |
| | Vital signs | | | Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 74.97 ± 11.97 | | Height (m), mean (SD) | 1.66 ± 0.1 | | BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.12 ± 3.51 | | Sitting pulse (beats/min), mean (SD) | 70.6 ± 6.8 | | Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 129 ± 9 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 78.7 ± 7.5 |
| | Knee osteoarthritis | | | Duration (years), median (IQR) | 1.81 (1.16, 4.58) | | Mean observation time (days), mean (SD) | 291.1 ± 7.7 |
| | Target knee | | | Right, n (%) | 67 (62.6) | | Left, n (%) | 40 (37.4) |
| | Kellgren–Lawrence classification: n (%) | | | 0 | 5 (4.7) | | 1 | 54 (50.5) | | 2 | 48 (44.9) | | 3 | 0 | | 4 | 0 |
| | Treatment: n (%) | | | Anti-inflammatory/analgesic drugs | 106 (99.1) | | Physiotherapy | 27 (25.2) | | Orthopaedic supply | 1 (0.7) |
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