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| Statement | Correct answer | (%) |
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| Risk factors | | |
| Female gender | Yes | 164 (32.0) |
| Postmenopausal women are more likely to have osteoporosis, not osteoarthritis | No | 346 (67.4) |
| Age 50 years or older | Yes | 236 (46.0) |
| Obesity is not a risk factor | No | 303 (59.1) |
| Previous knee injury | Yes | 325 (63.4) |
| Sports and leisure time physical activities | Yes | 262 (51.1) |
| Repetitive strain injury | Yes | 214 (41.7) |
| Working in a kneeling or squatting position | Yes | 267 (52.0) |
| Climate change has no risks | Yes | 162 (31.6) |
| Sitting improperly for long time | Yes | 196 (38.2) |
| Standing improperly for long time | Yes | 217 (42.3) |
| Signs and symptoms | | |
| Knee pain | Yes | 370 (72.1) |
| Stiffness of the knee during the night | No | 265 (51.7) |
| Feeling of increased warmth in the knee | Yes | 208 (40.5) |
| Redness of the knee | Yes | 190 (37.0) |
| “Clicking” or “catching” of the knee | Yes | 256 (49.9) |
| “Locking” of the knee or unable to fully straighten | Yes | 271 (52.8) |
| Weakness of muscles of the thigh | Yes | 249 (48.5) |
| No swelling of the knee | No | 281 (54.8) |
| Numbness or tingling sensation of the knee | Yes | 232 (45.2) |
| Pain when touched or pressed the knee | Yes | 272 (53.0) |
| Disabilities | | |
| Bed ridden rather than difficulty rising from bed | No | 303 (59.1) |
| Difficulty putting on stockings | Yes | 255 (49.7) |
| Difficulty rising from sitting | Yes | 328 (63.9) |
| Difficulty bending to the floor involves osteoarthritis of the hip, not knee | No | 326 (63.5) |
| Difficulty kneeling | Yes | 334 (65.1) |
| Difficulty squatting | Yes | 332 (64.7) |
| Movements are totally impaired | No | 186 (36.3) |
| Prevention | | |
| Regular exercises | Yes | 255 (49.7) |
| Optimal body weight is not necessary for prevention | No | 343 (66.9) |
| Avoiding excessive and prolonged weight bearing to the knees during work | Yes | 347 (67.6) |
| Supportive footwear | Yes | 222 (43.3) |
| Management | | |
| Pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs help to relieve osteoarthritis pain temporarily | Yes | 269 (52.4) |
| Intra-articular steroid injections help to relieve severe symptoms temporarily | Yes | 212 (41.3) |
| Knee replacement surgery is indicated for severe osteoarthritis | Yes | 97 (18.9) |
| Hot or cold packs to the knees help to resolve osteoarthritis symptoms temporarily | Yes | 95 (18.5) |
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