Level and Determinants of Knowledge of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis among Railway Workers in Malaysia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (𝑛=513).

Characteristic	𝑁	%
Gender
Male	384	74.9
Female	129	25.1
Age group (years)
20–34	157	30.6
35–49	177	34.5
≥50	179	34.9
Education level
Primary	11	2.1
Secondary	354	69.1
Tertiary	148	28.8
Occupation
Blue-collar	246	48.0
White-collar	267	52.0
Awareness of knee osteoarthritis as a disease entity
Yes	309	60.2
No	204	39.8
Immediate family members with knee osteoarthritis
Yes	207	40.4
No	306	59.6
Diagnosed clinically to have knee osteoarthritis
Yes	105	20.5
No	408	79.5