Gender Differences in Pain Perception and Functional Ability in Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 2

Functional ability variables (mean ± SD) by gender and comparison between genders.

	Male (𝑛=11)	Female (𝑛=52)	𝑃 value
WOMAC
Pain (0–50)	14.8±7.6	23.6±10.6	𝑃=0.01 **
Stiffness (0–20)	4.1±4	8±5.6	𝑃=0.04 *
ADL (0–170)	43.4±28.6	77.8±36.1	𝑃=0.004 **
Total (0–240)	62.3±38.6	109.8±48.3	𝑃=0.003 **
10 MW (sec)	9.5±2	10.8±2.9	𝑃=0.14
Stair negotiation (sec)	16.1±8.7	19.4±8.4	𝑃=0.25
TUG (sec)	11.1±3.1	12.9±3.8	𝑃=0.14

*Denotes statistical significance 𝑃≤0.05, **Denotes statistical significance 𝑃≤0.01.
WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; ADL: activities of daily living; 10 MW: 10-meter walk test; sec: seconds; TUG: timed up and go test.