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| | Age (yrs) | | | NS | | Female | 76% | 77% | NS | | Male | 24% | 23% | NS | | Hypertension | 62% | 69,8% | NS | | Circulatory diseases | 28,6% | 25,6% | NS | | Diabetes mellitus | 14,3% | 21% | NS | | Hypothyroidism | 14,3% | 14% | NS | | Epilepsy | 0% | 2,3% | NS | | VAS | 7 (4,5-9,5) | 7 (3-10) | NS | | WOMAC | 57 (33-80) | 58 (9-83) | NS | | KOOS pain | 44,0 (19,0-67,0) | 42,0 (14,0-86,0) | NS | | KOOS other symptoms | 39,0 (18,0-75,0) | 36,0 (4,0-100,0) | NS | | KOOS activities of daily life | 41,0 (9,0-72,0) | 40,0 (12,0-90,0) | NS | | KOOS quality of life | | | NS | | Ahlback grade | 3 (1-5) | 2 (1-5) | NS | | PPTs knee (kgf) | 2,1 (1,0-5,5) | 2,5 (1,0-10,0) | NS | | PPTs forearm (kgf) | 3,2 (1,0-8,0) | 3,2 (1,5-7,2) | NS | | Flexion (°) | | | NS | | Flexion contracture (°) | 10 (0-20) | 10 (0-30) | NS | | Pain duration (mo.) | 36 (12-180) | 72 (24-180) | 0,011294 |
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