Research Article

Biomechanical Alterations during Sit-to-Stand Transfer Are Caused by a Synergy between Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity

Table 2

STS-parameters for all different groups. Data are presented as mean (±SD).

STS-parameterGroup
Control (n=22)Lean knee OA (n=14)Obese knee OA (n=19)

STS time (s)
Total0.99 (0.21)1.11 (0.28)1.17 (0.43)
Sub-phase duration (%)
Leaning phase17.8 (6.1)19.2 (6.2)21.2 (9.6)
Momentum phase16.0 (6.0)12.1 (4.7)14.7 (5.1)
Extension phase66.2 (7.0)68.7 (5.1)64.1 (7.8)
Joint ROM (°)
Ankle (sagittal)18.8 (6.6)18.9 (6.1)14.2 (6.5)
Knee (sagittal)85.5 (11.4)85.8 (8.2)75.9 (10.3)1,2
Hip (sagittal)79.7 (7.4)81.7 (5.4)73.1 (12.3)1,2
Maximum joint moment (Nm/kg)
Ankle (sagittal)0.32 (0.12)0.32 (0.09)0.29 (0.08)
Knee (sagittal)0.89 (0.20)0.83 (0.16)0.70 (0.18)1
Knee (frontal)0.30 (0.22)0.26 (0.21)0.27 (0.18)
Hip (sagittal)0.87 (0.19)0.79 (0.15)0.67 (0.16)1
Ground reaction force (BW)
GRFz max0.62 (0.06)0.58 (0.05)0.54 (0.08)1
Ground reaction force (N)
GRFz max374.6 (48.8)376.2 (52.9)459.0 (89.4)1,2
GRFx max33.9 (8.22)37.1 (10.2)45.9 (16.5)1,2
GRFy max37.4 (12.2)34.9 (12.4)47.7 (12.6)1,2

Note. STS = sit-to-stand, ROM = range of motion, BW = bodyweight, GRFz = vertical ground reaction force, GRFx = medio-lateral ground reaction force, GRFy= anterior-posterior ground reaction force, and OA = osteoarthritis.
1 = significantly different from control.
2 = significantly different from lean knee OA.