Severity of Osteoarthritis Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness
Table 1
General parameters of the osteoarthritis patients and the controls.
Variable
Osteoarthritis ()
Controls ()
value
Age (years)
62 ± 7
60 ± 7
0.066
Male/female ()
35/35
36/34
0.866
BMI (kg/m2)
28 ± 3
26 ± 3
0.001
Waist circumference (cm)
96 ± 9
88 ± 11
<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)
104 ± 7
102 ± 6
0.033
W/H-ratio
0.92 ± 0.08
0.87 ± 0.09
0.001
Smoking (, %)
0.127
Current smoker
15 (22)
8 (11)
Former smoker
4 (6)
9 (13)
Nonsmoker
50 (72)
53 (76)
Involved joint ()
Hip
41
0
Knee
29
0
Harris Hip Score
37 (32–48)
100 (100–100)
<0.001
HSS Knee Score
62 (49–65)
100 (100–100)
<0.001
BMI: body mass index, W/H-ratio: waist-to-hip ratio, and HSS: Hospital for Special Surgery. The values are expressed as means ± SD or medians (with interquartile range).